All COVID-19 Resources

The Need for Modernizing Public Health Data in Responding to COVID-19

Blog,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Quality Improvement,

Accreditation,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Population Health and Prevention,

Data Modernization

Public health data collection and surveillance systems by health departments are in dire need of modernization. Though the public health community began developing a path to modernization over the last decade, attention to this issue from ...

Promoting Health Equity Through State Orders for COVID-19 Testing

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Law,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Population Health and Prevention,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Kentucky,

Maine,

New Jersey,

North Carolina,

Vermont,

Andy Baker-White,

Emergency Powers

In order to contain and mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread, rapid testing is key. Rampant and efficient testing determines who has the virus and who may be at risk of transmitting it, and allows for effective management of ...

How States Are Housing the Homeless During a Pandemic

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Population Health and Prevention,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Special Populations,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

COVID and Funding,

Health in All Policies,

Social Determinants of Health,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Alabama,

Alaska,

Arizona,

California,

Connecticut,

Massachusetts,

New Hampshire,

Ohio,

Pennsylvania,

Vermont,

Washington, D.C.

Policymakers seek to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by focusing on non-congregate sheltering and alternative housing for unhoused populations.

Beyond Opioids: Tobacco and Other Substance Use Among Pregnant Women

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Substance Misuse,

OMNI,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Massachusetts,

Washington,

Natalie Foster,

Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health

Perinatal substance use is a serious public health issue, resulting in detrimental and even life-threatening fetal outcomes, and it continues to grow.

States Take Action to Create Better Health Outcomes for Incarcerated Women

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

California,

Georgia,

New Mexico,

Wisconsin

The health concerns of incarcerated women are often left out of conversations related to health equity and optimal health for all. This post is an overview of recent state legislation focused on menstrual hygiene, physical restriction ...

Using the Icelandic Model to Prevent Teenage Substance Use

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Harvey Milkman,

ASTHO Events

ASTHO interviews Harvey Milkman, PhD, about his findings using the Icelandic Prevention Model to eenage substance use and improve support for adolescents.

Statewide Banning of Flavored E-Cigarettes and Other Strategies to Reduce E-Cigarette Use

Blog,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

California,

Michigan,

New York,

Washington, D.C.,

Marcus Plescia

State health agencies are equipped with the data, scientific evidence, and policy options that are needed to protect young people from the harms associated with e-cigarette use and nicotine addiction.

Reducing the Impact of Eating Disorders on Adolescent Girls

Blog,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Louisiana,

New York,

Pennsylvania,

Texas,

California,

Colorado,

Youth Mental Health,

Lexa Giragosian

Reducing the Impact of Eating Disorders on Adolescent Girls eating disorders, adolescent girls, youth mental health, school-based health systems, prevention strategies, bmi, social media usage, public health, health problems, united ...

Promoting Mental Well-Being is a Vital Part of Comprehensive Suicide Prevention

Blog,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Topics,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Virginia,

Puerto Rico,

Caitlin Langhorne Griffith,

Ali Maffey

Promoting Mental Well-Being is a Vital Part of Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Caitlin Langhorne Griffith, Ali Maffey Suicide prevention efforts aren't comprehensive without promoting mental well-being. Each year, there are nearly ...

Building Public Health Leaders: Voices from Public Health AmeriCorps

Blog,

Video Blog Post,

Public Health Workforce,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

Population Health and Prevention,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Pennsylvania,

Health Equity,

Jennifer Aquilante,

Jennifer Jean-Pierre,

Ousmane Diarra,

Public Health Conversation

Voices from Public Health AmeriCorps (PHA) offer insights into the benefits gained at PHA and detail the program's experiential learning and professional development opportunities.