All COVID-19 Resources

What You Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine

Health Policy Update,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

COVID and Communication,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Pandemics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Accreditation,

Emma Lange

Many pharmaceutical companies urgently began developing a COVID-19 vaccine earlier this year to reduce the spread of the virus as the threat of a pandemic loomed. Fast forward several months and ...

How States are Handling School Vaccination Requirements in a Pandemic

Health Policy Update,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

Immunization,

State Health Policy,

Influenza,

Pandemics,

Connecticut,

Washington, D.C.,

Hawaii,

Massachusetts,

New Jersey,

North Carolina,

Ohio,

Pennsylvania,

Rhode Island,

Virginia,

Andy Baker-White,

Education,

Maine,

Illinois,

Infant and Child Health

Conditioning school attendance on student vaccinations is an evidence-based way of maintaining and increasing vaccine coverage. State law establishes school vaccination requirements which apply not ...

Prepping for Dual Disasters of COVID and Extreme Weather Events

Blog,

Environmental Health,

COVID Preparedness,

Natural Disasters,

Pandemics,

Emergency Powers,

Accreditation,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Florida,

Puerto Rico,

Texas,

Virgin Islands,

Gerrit T. Bakker

2020 has been a year of unprecedented events, and the past few months have already shown that they do not exist in a vacuum. While the country continues to respond and cope with the COVID-19 ...

Strategies to Include Maternal and Child Health in Emergency Planning

Blog,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Pandemics,

Infectious Disease,

At-Risk Populations,

Heather Tomlinson

This post explores the importance of including maternal and child health considerations in infectious disease emergency preparedness and response in states, territories, and freely associated states.

Courts Considering Challenges to States Blocking School Mask Requirements

Health Policy Update,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Immunization,

Pandemics,

Maggie Davis,

Education,

COVID and Special Populations,

Iowa,

South Carolina,

Tennessee,

Texas,

Florida,

Arkansas,

Arizona,

Oklahoma,

Disability Inclusion,

Infant and Child Health

Recent state laws and governor emergency orders prohibiting universal school mask protocols are complicating the implementation of CDC’s evidence-based guidance for COVID-19 mitigation measures for ...

Public Health on the Front Lines to Combat Flu

Podcast,

Members,

Influenza,

Arizona,

Illinois,

Robert Johnson,

Cara Christ,

Christopher Shields,

Daniel Jernigan,

Tribal Health,

Pandemics

This episode will focus on the burden of seasonal and pandemic flu, and highlight key planning activities and strategies that federal, state, and local public health agencies are doing to combat flu ...

COVID-19 Highlights Urgent Need for Increased Public Health Funding

Podcast,

COVID and Funding,

Members,

Pandemics,

Funding,

Immunization,

Emerging Infectious Diseases,

Robert Johnson,

Jim Blumenstock,

Nirav Shah

This episode highlights why it's important for Congress and the Trump administration to support state, territorial, tribal, and local public health workforces as they respond to the COVID-19 ...

Lessons From the Trenches: Leading During a Public Health Crisis

Podcast,

COVID and Communication,

COVID Preparedness,

Members,

Accreditation,

Business Process Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Quality Improvement,

Strategic Planning,

Pandemics,

Maryland,

North Carolina,

Robert Johnson,

Josh Sharfstein,

Leah Devlin

On this episode, we speak with two public health veterans who led state health departments during times of public health uncertainty—like H1N1 and Ebola. Our guests discuss the lessons they learned ...

Building Back a Stronger Public Health Workforce Post-Pandemic

Podcast,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID Recovery,

Members,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Pandemics,

Robert Johnson,

Joneigh Khaldun,

Lauren R. Powell,

Public Health Workforce

The experts on today’s episode make the case for how a robust public health workforce could have changed the trajectory of the pandemic response, but also explain why we can reimagine what a strong ...

Rural Health Perspectives: West Virginia and Montana Share Priorities

People of Public Health,

Rural Health,

Montana,

West Virginia,

Andrew Tucker,

Ayne Amjad,

Maggie Cook-Shimanek,

Telehealth,

COVID Resilience,

Pandemics,

COVID and Funding,

Public Health Workforce,

Leadership Development

In recognition of Rural Health Day, which falls on Nov. 18, we spoke with Ayne Amjad (SHO-WV) and Maggie Cook-Shimanek (SHO-MT) about the importance of public health in rural areas.