All COVID-19 Resources

Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines

Blog,

California,

Alabama,

South Carolina,

Georgia,

Arkansas,

At-Risk Populations,

Elimination of Disparities,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID Vaccine,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Partnership,

Alaska,

Geetika Nadkarni

Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines astho, association of state and territorial health officials, association of state and territorial health officials astho, ...

Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2021

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Influenza,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Public Health Law,

Emergency Powers,

Rural Health,

Healthcare Access,

Andy Baker-White,

Beth Giambrone,

Maggie Davis,

PFAS,

Evidence or Fact-Based Measures

With many of the state and territorial legislatures reconvening over the next few weeks, we can look forward to new (and not-so-new) legislation start to crop up that will impact public health. To ...

A Conversation on Vaccine Confidence with the Washington State Department of Health

Blog,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

COVID Vaccine,

Washington

ASTHO spoke with Greg Endler, and Michele Roberts of the Washington State Department of Health as they share reflections on working to improve vaccine confidence in their jurisdiction both prior to ...

BONUS: Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy with AM Trace

Podcast,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID Testing and Screening,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

At-Risk Populations,

Robert Johnson,

Jim Ivey

On this bonus episode, Jim Ivey, chief operating officer at Chexout, discusses the importance of interoperability and makes the case that public health organizations need to invest in software that ...

BONUS: Fighting the Next COVID-19 Wave

Podcast,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Healthcare Access,

Members,

Robert Johnson,

Joseph Kanter,

Karyl Thomas Rattay,

Nirav Shah

This bonus episode is taken from a virtual news conference on Thursday, July 29, 2021. In it, Nirav Shah (Maine), Karyl Rattay (Delaware), and Joseph Kanter (Louisiana), discuss the latest issues ...

Misinformation and the COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign

Podcast,

COVID and Communication,

COVID Vaccine,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Members,

Maine,

Robert Johnson,

Joe Smyser,

Nirav Shah

Nirav Shah, Director of Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and Joe Smyser, CEO of Public Good Projects, discuss countering COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.

FDA’s Approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine: Five Things to Know

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Communication,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Emerging Infectious Diseases,

Federal Government Affairs,

Blog,

Preparedness,

Meredith Allen,

COVID and Law/Policy

On Aug. 23, 2021, the FDA announced full approval of Pfizer and BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine for COVID-19. ASTHO has answers to five key questions about the approval and what it means for state and ...

States Consider Expanding Scope of Flu Vaccine Policies

Health Policy Update,

COVID Vaccine,

State Health Policy,

Influenza,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Arkansas,

Indiana,

Massachusetts,

New Jersey,

New York,

Oklahoma,

Texas,

Virginia,

Maggie Davis,

COVID and Community Mitigation

The 2019-2020 flu season had approximately 5 million fewer illnesses than the previous year. Thanks to COVID-19 mitigation efforts like social distancing and increased handwashing—coupled with a ...

Why I Got the Vaccine: A PSA Series on Vaccination for People Living with Disabilities and Their Caregivers

COVID Vaccine,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Disability Inclusion

Why I Got the Vaccine: A PSA Series on Vaccination for People Living with Disabilities and Their Caregivers Building vaccine confidence in people living with disabilities and their caregivers is a ...

A Public Health Milestone: COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A With Meredith Allen, ASTHO’s Vice President for Health Security

People of Public Health,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

At-Risk Populations,

Partnership,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Pandemics,

Research,

Meredith Allen,

Communications,

Leadership Development

A discussion with Meredith Allen, ASTHO’s Vice President for Health Security, about how the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccinations have been a major turning point for the pandemic and a ...