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D.C. Director of Health's New Plan to Champion Maternal and Child Health

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Members,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Healthcare Access,

Elimination of Disparities,

Washington, D.C.,

LaQuandra Nesbitt

Interview with LaQuandra Nesbitt, MD, MPH, director of DC Health, about perinatal health, collaboration with community health centers, and opportunities to address disparities in maternal and child health outcomes.

Improving Population Health by Modernizing the Implementation of Clinical Guidelines

Blog,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Partnership,

Data Modernization,

Maria Michaels

ASTHO and CDC's Maria Michaels outline how public health agencies can better intersect with healthcare to help ensure that clinical guidelines are implemented as intended and result in the desired health actions and outcomes.

Public Health Infrastructure Partners Launch National Implementation Center Program to Support Data Modernization 

News Release,

News,

Data Modernization,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Public Health News,

ASTHO News,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure Grant,

Partnership,

Funding,

Health Equity,

Tribal Health,

Paul Kuehnert,

Chris Tall Bear,

J.T. Lane,

Jennifer Layden,

Joseph Kanter

CDC-funded program will accelerate data exchange between healthcare and public health to drive timely, data-informed public health action

Federal Award Spenddown: An Analysis of Spending Challenges and Opportunities for Agencies Funded Through the Overdose Data to Action Cooperative Agreement

Report,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Data Modernization and Informatics

This report highlights key tools, resources, takeaways, and improvement strategies that health agencies can leverage to help navigate complex awards, increase efficiencies, and improve business processes.

Legal Mapping of Harm Reduction Laws and Overdose Prevention Center Legislation

Report,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement

This ASTHOReport highlights the public health importance of three harm reduction policies and practices to reduce overdoses: facilitating community distribution of naloxone, facilitating community distribution of fentanyl test strips, and ...

Policy Options to Improve Data Sharing Between State and Local Health Departments

Report,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Policy,

Public Health Law,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

State Health Policy,

Data Modernization,

Erik Skinner,

Christina Severin,

Reema Mistry,

Andy Baker-White,

Sara Black,

Elizabeth Ruebush,

Carrie Waggoner,

Partnership

Policy Options to Improve Data Sharing Between State and Local Health Departments Organizational policies on data sharing between state and local public health agencies. This report explores organizational policies related to data sharing ...

From the Chief Medical Officer: What Needs to Change to Achieve Better Health Equity Metrics

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Series,

Chief Medical Officer Series,

Health Equity,

Operationalizing Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Special Populations,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Data Modernization,

Marcus Plescia

We can prepare for the future of health equity and data by ensuring the equitable collection of data and building systems that are flexible enough to account for forward progress.

2023 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Contraception Access,

Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Public Health Workforce,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

California,

Connecticut,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Maine,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Missouri,

Montana,

New Jersey,

New York,

Oklahoma,

Rhode Island,

Texas,

Vermont,

Washington,

Maggie Davis,

Andy Baker-White,

Lillian Colasurdo,

Lana McKinney

A mid-session legislative update on five of ASTHO's top 10 public health state policy issues to watch in 2023: data privacy and modernization, reproductive health, health equity, strengthening public health agencies, and immunization.

Creating Effective Virtual Trainings for Medical Examiners and Coroners

Blog,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Leadership Development,

Public Health Workforce,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

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 certification plays in protecting the nation’s ...

Jurisdictions Using Policy to Address Unique Island Area Health Challenges

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Food and Water Safety,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Social Determinants of Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Preparedness,

Natural Disasters,

Federal Government Affairs,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

American Samoa,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Guam,

Marshall Islands,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Puerto Rico,

Virgin Islands,

Beth Giambrone,

Parker Beene

ASTHO has several members from the territories and Freely Associated States—jurisdictions with unique challenges, and do not fall under the category of a state or federal district. This post is a brief look at some of the public health ...