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 ...

What to Know About the American Rescue Plan

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

COVID Recovery,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Mattie Quinn,

Population Health and Prevention,

Public Health Workforce

One of President Biden’s first actions just before being sworn into office was to draft up the American Rescue Plan, a sweeping proposal that ASTHO has committed to working with the Biden Administration on. The proposal offers a national ...

Stronger Together: ASTHO and NACCHO Team Up for Public Health Advocacy

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Advocacy,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Partnership,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Adriane Casalotti,

Carolyn Mullen

Government affairs officers from ASTHO and NACCHO discuss approaching public health advocacy as a coalition and the upcoming 2020 Hill Day.

COVID-19 Highlights Need to Fund State Public Health

Blog,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Workforce,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Funding,

Nirav Shah,

Members

COVID-19 Highlights Need to Fund State Public Health Association of state and territorial health officials, astho, covid-19, covid-19 pandemic, public health, public health infrastructure, state health agency, public health workforce, ...

Public Health Highlights of President’s FY22 Budget Proposal

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Preparedness,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Data Modernization,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Pandemics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Grants and Contracts Management,

Public Health Workforce

In May 2021, President Biden released full details of the fiscal year 2022 budget. Overall, the budget request combines President Biden's American Jobs Plan, his American Families Plan, and funding priorities for the Pentagon and ...

Who Are the Vaccinators? A Look at the Vaccination Workforce

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID Vaccine,

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Kansas,

Arkansas,

Indiana,

Maine,

Minnesota,

North Dakota,

South Carolina,

Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Oregon,

Maryland,

Pennsylvania,

California,

Illinois,

Adrianna Evans,

Maggie Davis,

People of Public Health,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Workforce

As the U.S. continues to undertake the largest vaccination campaign in almost a century, it has required government at all levels to surge workforce capacity. The federal government, states, territories, and local jurisdictions are acting ...

In Case You Missed It: 10 Headlines from ASTHO’s Public Health TechXpo

Blog,

ASTHO Events,

Members,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Social Determinants of Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Funding,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID and Telehealth,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Data Modernization,

Alaska,

Tennessee,

Washington,

Wisconsin,

Dylan Reynolds

A quick rundown of sessions and speakers at the 2022 ASTHO Public Health TechXpo.

A New Year, a New Plan

Blog,

News,

ASTHO News,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Workforce,

Zarnaaz Bashir

What better way to start the new year than with a new strategic plan! ASTHO’s Board of Directors approved the 2022-2024 Strategic Plan and launched it on Jan. 3, 2022, with a new set of priorities that reflect our ever-changing world and ...

ASTHO’s Most Used Resources of 2021

News,

ASTHO News,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Workforce,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Health Equity,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Pandemics,

Policy,

Public Health Law,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Overdose Prevention,

Blog,

Leadership Development,

Public Health Workforce,

Dylan Reynolds

ASTHO's mission is to support, equip, and advocate for state and territorial health officials in their work of advancing the public's health and well-being. To that end, here are the 12 most popular resources our members, partners, ...

Top Louisiana Health Official Outlines Six Requests for Congress to Prevent Crumbling of National Public Health Infrastructure

News,

ASTHO Member News,

Public Health News,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Advocacy,

Joseph Kanter,

News Release,

Louisiana

On Sept. 29, 2021, Louisiana’s top public health official, and ASTHO member, Joseph M. Kanter, MD, MPH testified to the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis on the need to upgrade and strengthen public health infrastructure in the ...