All COVID-19 Resources

Looking Back and Moving Forward from the U.S. Mpox Outbreak

Blog,

HIV,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Emerging Infectious Diseases,

Elimination of Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

Communications,

LGBTQ+,

Hawaii,

Illinois,

Louisiana,

Amelia Poulin,

Chris Taylor,

Sidnie Christian

This blog post explores the impact of mpox, state health agency response, and the way forward.

How State and Territorial Health Departments Can Navigate Recent Executive Actions

Health Policy Update,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Territorial Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Funding,

Race and Public Health,

Tribal Health,

Partnership,

State Health Policy,

Pandemics,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID and Supply Chain,

COVID Testing and Screening,

Emergency Powers,

Public Health Law,

Carolyn McCoy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Workforce

One of tools presidents have to implement and drive their strategy are executive actions. Executive orders and presidential memoranda carry the force of law and allow presidents to move quickly, ...

New Executive Orders Shine Spotlight on Health and Racial Equity

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

At-Risk Populations,

Federal Government Affairs,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Tribal Health,

Blog,

Mary Ann Cooney,

Mattie Quinn

COVID-19 has revealed the stark reality of racial and ethnic health disparities that exist nationally. Black and Hispanic Americans were nearly three times more likely to die from COVID-19 than white ...

A Wondrous World: A Week of Unity, Reflection and Renewal

People of Public Health,

ASTHO News,

Race and Public Health,

At-Risk Populations,

Social Determinants of Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Mental Health,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID Vaccine,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Michael Fraser,

Partnership

This week has been both exhilarating and poignant. Almost surreal. We started the week by pausing to celebrate and reflect on the life and legacy of one of America’s greatest sons, Dr. Martin Luther ...

Addressing Equity Challenges Using a Health in All Policies Approach

Brief,

Elimination of Disparities,

At-Risk Populations,

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

California,

Minnesota,

Health in All Policies

This brief highlights how both states are using the Health in All Policies framework to address systemic racism and social inequity between populations of different racial and ethnic groups.

Framing Health in All Policies: Terms That Resonate

Report,

Social Determinants of Health,

Race and Public Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

California,

Delaware,

Idaho,

Kansas,

Massachusetts,

Minnesota,

Nevada,

New York,

North Carolina,

Tennessee,

Vermont,

Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Health in All Policies

Health in All Policies can be a successful strategy to expand collaboration between state and territorial agencies and other partners, but the terminology used in programs focused on these efforts ...

Partner Spotlight: Q&A with Vivian Lasley-Bibbs, Board President of the National Association of State Offices of Minority Health

People of Public Health,

Race and Public Health,

Partnership,

Leadership Development,

Melissa L. Lewis,

Vivian Lasley-Bibbs

Vivian Lasley-Bibbs, Board President of NASOMH, discusses helping minority/health equity offices with capacity building, policy, and workforce development.

The World That Should Be: Closing Remarks from ASTHO’s 2023 Health Equity Summit

People of Public Health,

ASTHO Events,

Elimination of Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge

Closing remarks by ASTHO’s senior vice president of health equity and diversity initiatives, Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge, at the 2023 Health Equity Summit.

Fostering Equitable Change During COVID-19

Podcast,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

Members,

At-Risk Populations,

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Louisiana,

Michigan,

Rhode Island,

Robert Johnson,

Joneigh Khaldun,

Nicole Alexander-Scott,

Rudy Macklin

On this episode, speakers will address both issues and highlight the importance of public health agencies leading with and integrating equity in their COVID-19 response. We hear from three leaders ...

How the Civil Rights March on Washington Embodied Key Public Health Tenets

Blog,

Race and Public Health,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Operationalizing Equity,

Melissa L. Lewis

How the Civil Rights March on Washington Embodied Key Public Health Tenets astho, association of state and territorial health officials, civil rights march on Washington, public health, national day ...