All COVID-19 Resources

Promoting Mental Well-Being in a Post-Pandemic World

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Mental Health,

At-Risk Populations,

Social Determinants of Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Blog,

Colleen Carr,

Elimination of Disparities,

Connecticut,

Maryland,

Data Modernization,

Race and Public Health,

LGBTQ+,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Partnership

Although suicide was a critical public health issue in the U.S. long before the COVID-19 pandemic began, Americans are now reporting increased mental health challenges like depression, anxiety, and ...

The Seven Biggest Public Health Policy Issues on the Hill in 2020

Health Policy Update,

Federal Government Affairs,

Pandemics,

Emergency Powers,

Public Health Law,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Tobacco Control,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Race and Public Health,

Funding,

Healthcare Access,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Data Modernization

As a truly historic year comes to an end, many public health policy issues received a considerable amount of attention in 2020. Subjects such as the pandemic that will live on in infamy, racial ...

Creating Effective Virtual Trainings for Medical Examiners and Coroners

Blog,

Leadership Development,

Public Health Workforce,

Overdose Prevention,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Research,

Evidence or Fact-Based Measures,

Ellen Gurung,

Rachel Redding

As the overdose epidemic continues, it is imperative for the medicolegal death investigative community to understand the importance of continuous training and the role that accurate death ...

Data Exchange to Save Lives: IIS and HIE Relationships & The Laws Protecting Public Health Data

Report,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Data Modernization,

Elizabeth Ruebush,

Jamie Pina,

J.T. Lane,

Lillian Colasurdo,

Research,

ASTHO Communications

Two reports explore opportunities for improved public health action through immunization data sharing with health information exchanges, in addition to the broader legal landscape of public health ...

Better Defining Disability Will Make Data More Inclusive and Usable

Brief,

Disability Inclusion,

Elimination of Disparities,

Natural Disasters,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Margaret Nilz

Better Defining Disability Will Make Data More Inclusive and Usable ASTHO, association of state and territorial health officials, access to health care, centers for disease control, syndromic ...

The Youth Mental Health Crisis: States Invest in Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Strategies

Health Policy Update,

COVID and Mental Health,

ACEs,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

State Health Policy,

Oregon,

Texas,

Rhode Island,

Oklahoma,

Illinois,

Washington,

Maggie Davis,

Robin Matthies,

Disability Inclusion,

Evidence or Fact-Based Measures,

Data Modernization,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

LGBTQ+,

Social Determinants of Health,

At-Risk Populations

Following disruptions to daily life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency departments saw an increase of mental health-related visits. A June 2021 study showed a significant increase of mental ...

Mapping Out Public Health Successes and Challenges With Esri’s Este Geraghty

People of Public Health,

Partnership,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Este Geraghty

ASTHO interview with Este Geraghty to learn more about Esri, GIS mapping, and why this powerful tool should a part of every public health tool set.

Emerging Topics in Public Health Accreditation: Aligning Accreditation and Opioid Response Activities

Blog,

Accreditation,

Tribal Health,

Opioids,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Oregon

Four ways the Oregon Health Authority has benefited from aligning its opioid and accreditation-related efforts.

Strengthening Risk-Appropriate Care in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

Brief,

Tribal Health,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Healthcare Access,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Members,

Alaska,

Montana,

New Mexico

This ASTHOBrief addresses the importance of developing robust, culturally competent risk-appropriate care systems for American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

Health Policy Update,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

State Health Policy,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

PFAS,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Mental Health,

Emergency Powers,

Rural Health,

Alabama,

California,

Colorado,

Florida,

Hawaii,

Indiana,

Louisiana,

Maine,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

New Hampshire,

New York,

West Virginia,

Andy Baker-White,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Education

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century, as well as some of the most powerful and cost-effective tools to prevent disease, disparities, disability, and death ...