All COVID-19 Resources

Health Officials Launch Ad Campaign to Encourage Mask Use

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Communication,

ASTHO News

On Aug. 12, 2020, ASTHO and the Big Cities Health Coalition launched a joint campaign called Personalities, that urges Americans to "mask up" and slow the spread of COVID-19.

Leading the Change: ASTHO Program Advances Diversity in Public Health Leadership

News Release,

ASTHO News,

DELPH,

Michael Fraser

On January 16, 2024, ASTHO and the Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine unveiled the latest cohort of 15 mid-to-senior level governmental public health ...

ASTHO Unveils Top 10 State Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2024

News Release,

ASTHO News,

State Health Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Michael Fraser

On December 11, 2023, ASTHO announced the release of the 2024 Legislative Prospectus Series, which provides an overview of anticipated policies and potential evidence-based interventions for ...

ASTHO Releases Five Health Policy Statements

News Release,

ASTHO News,

Policy Statement,

Michael Fraser,

Suicide Prevention,

Climate and Health,

Race and Public Health,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Territories and Freely Associated States

On October 31, 2023 ASTHO announced the approval of one new and four updated health policy statements.

New Framework Helps Public Health Leaders Navigate Suicide, Mental Health

News Release,

Public Health News,

ASTHO News,

Partnership,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Youth Mental Health,

Michael Fraser,

Mandy Cohen

On Oct. 4, 2023, ASTHO, CDC, the Center for Law and Social Policy, and Mental Health America released a framework for public health leaders with effective strategies to improve mental health and ...

ASTHO Files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court of North Carolina on Public Health Empowerment

News Release,

ASTHO News,

Public Health Law,

COVID and Law/Policy,

North Carolina,

Michael Fraser

On May 11, 2023, ASTHO announced it had filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of North Carolina asserting that a public health official must be empowered to take quick action to protect the ...

ASTHO Recognized as a Healthy People 2030 Champion for Promoting Well-Being Across Lifespan

News Release,

ASTHO News,

Health Equity,

Healthy People 2030,

Population Health and Prevention,

Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge,

Awards and Recognition,

Paul Reed

On May 8, 2023, ASTHO announced the organization's recognition as a Healthy People 2030 Champion by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

Island Health Officials Advocate to Strengthen Healthcare Infrastructure During ASTHO’s Spring Leadership Meeting

News Release,

Advocacy,

ASTHO News,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Esther L. Muña,

Rachel Levine,

Anne Zink

On March 2, 2023, ASTHO announced that during the 2023 spring meeting, island health officials will also meet with Congress and the administration to urge them to strengthen island health systems and ...

Advocacy Over Zoom: A New Frontier for ASTHO’s Hill Day

ASTHO News,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Federal Government Affairs,

COVID-19,

Membership,

Territorial Health Policy,

Funding,

Blog,

Carolyn Mullen,

Washington Week

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Celebrating 80 Years of ASTHO

Podcast,

Membership,

ASTHO News,

Partnership,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

COVID and Communication,

Alaska,

Idaho,

Maine,

Robert Johnson,

Michael Fraser,

Nirav Shah,

Elke Shaw-Tulloch,

Anne Zink,

ASTHO Communications

In honor of ASTHO’s 80th anniversary, a leadership panel—including CEO Michael Fraser, President Anne Zink, Past President Nirav Shah, and Idaho Commissioner of Health Elke Shaw-Tulloch—discusses the ...