All COVID-19 Resources

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

Blog,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Quality Improvement,

Accreditation,

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 ...

The Importance of Voting in a Pandemic

People of Public Health,

COVID-19,

Rural Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Pandemics,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Minnesota,

Jeanne Ayers

You may be wondering why we should vote in the middle of a pandemic, when there are so many stresses on our lives and the process feels so polarized. But voting has a direct impact on health. It is ...

The Impact of Broadband Redlining on Health Equity

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

At-Risk Populations,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Preparedness,

Telehealth,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Craig Settles,

Janet Oputa,

Mattie Quinn,

Elimination of Disparities,

COVID and Telehealth,

People of Public Health

Access to quality internet may not be the first thing you think of when you think about health equity, but it is something that impacts many communities. In this interview, ASTHO chats with Craig ...

Building a More Equitable Food and Nutritional Assistance System Post-Pandemic: Perspective From Feeding America

Bouce Forward,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Partnership,

Pandemics,

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Food and Water Safety,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Texas,

Ohio,

Michigan,

Illinois,

New Jersey,

Jadi Romero,

Blog

The need for food and nutritional assistance is growing. Based on Feeding America’s food insecurity projections released in March, it is anticipated that 42 million people may experience food ...

Transformational Leadership: A Vaccine for Rural Healthcare Delivery

Blog,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

Pandemics,

Healthcare Access,

Partnership,

At-Risk Populations,

Rural Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Colorado,

Texas,

Benjamin Anderson

During the early spread of COVID-19, the National Rural Health Association senior vice president Brock Slabach stated: “Before the pandemic, rural hospitals were struggling for survival. COVID-19 has ...

How State and Territorial Health Departments Can Navigate Recent Executive Actions

Health Policy Update,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Territorial Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Funding,

Race and Public Health,

Tribal Health,

Partnership,

State Health Policy,

Pandemics,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID and Supply Chain,

COVID Testing and Screening,

Emergency Powers,

Public Health Law,

Carolyn McCoy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Workforce

One of tools presidents have to implement and drive their strategy are executive actions. Executive orders and presidential memoranda carry the force of law and allow presidents to move quickly, ...

Promoting Health Equity Through State Orders for COVID-19 Testing

Health Policy Update,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

State Health Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Law,

Pandemics,

Population Health and Prevention,

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 ...

States Explore the Relationship Between Partner Violence and Substance Use Disorders

Health Policy Update,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Mental Health,

State Health Policy,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Preparedness,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

New Jersey,

Ramya Dronamraju

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a critical moment to address intimate partner violence as a major public health threat. Intimate partner violence associated with substance use disorders ...

Congress Convenes Sectors on School Reopenings

Health Policy Update,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Special Populations,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Law,

Funding,

Pandemics,

Education,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma

As COVID-19 continues to spread across the country, increased attention has been given to how schools, colleges, and universities can safely reopen for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year. To note, ...

State Actions on COVID-19 Vaccine Verification

COVID and Law/Policy,

Health Policy Update,

COVID Vaccine,

Preparedness,

Public Health Law,

State Health Policy,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Alabama,

Arkansas,

Florida,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Missouri,

Tennessee,

Texas,

Minnesota,

Washington,

New Jersey,

New York,

Alaska,

Andy Baker-White,

California,

Michigan,

Ohio

As the number of COVID-19 vaccinations grows, some states are looking at their vaccination rates to determine when to loosen measures that mitigate the spread of COVID-19, such as venue capacity ...