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 ...

Breastfeeding Support Through Perinatal Quality Collaboratives

Brief,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Quality Improvement,

North Carolina,

Illinois,

Mississippi,

Massachusetts,

Infant and Child Health

This infographic outlines recommendations for how PQCs can promote breastfeeding through quality improvement strategies, and includes examples of three state PQCs that have improved policies, ...

Partner Coordination Efforts to Strengthen Infection Prevention and Control Practices

Report,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

Antimicrobial Resistance,

Healthcare-Associated Infections,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Quality Improvement,

Alabama,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

California,

Florida,

Iowa,

Louisiana,

Maryland,

North Carolina,

Ohio,

South Carolina,

Washington

This report highlights examples of health department partnership coordination strategies to enhance surveillance, increase resource and staffing capacity, and improve communication and collaboration ...

Leveraging Health Official Authority and Influence for Systems Improvement

Brief,

Business Process Improvement,

Strategic Planning,

Quality Improvement,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Public Health Workforce,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Palau

This brief draws on health officials’ experiences in territories and Freely Associated States to illustrate opportunities to lead improvement efforts by building relationships, committing to data ...

California Shares Insights on Preparing for Reaccreditation

Blog,

Accreditation,

Quality Improvement,

California,

Jamie Ishcomer,

Leslie Stribling

California’s accreditation coordinator, Leslie Stribling, discusses the department’s path to reaccreditation, including three strategies to get organized, engage others in the process, and apply ...

Administrative Policy Assessment and Gap Analysis

Accreditation,

Quality Improvement,

Business Process Improvement

Available in English and Spanish, the Guide on Conducting a Policy Assessment and Gap Analysis is a resource for state and territorial health agencies interested in improving administrative and ...

Quality Improvement Plan Toolkit: Guidance and Resources to Assist State and Territorial Health Agencies in Developing a Quality Improvement Plan

Quality Improvement,

Operationalizing Equity

ASTHO’s Quality Improvement Plan Toolkit is designed to assist state and territorial health agency staff with developing an agency-wide quality improvement plan and to facilitate preparation for ...

Performance Management Systems in State Health Agencies

Quality Improvement,

Operationalizing Equity

Guidance and Perspectives From Leaders to Their Peers

Performance Dashboard Tool

Quality Improvement

Performance Dashboard Tool ASTHO worked with health officials, consultants, and subject matter experts from state and territorial health departments to develop 30 comprehensive performance ...

Measuring Health Equity for Planning and Performance Improvement

Report,

Health Equity,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Quality Improvement,

Melissa L. Lewis,

Heidi Westermann

Measuring Health Equity for Planning and Performance Improvement astho, association of state and territorial health officials, environmental scan, health equity, health equity metrics, health equity ...