All COVID-19 Resources

Building an Island Health Equity Framework for the Future

Blog,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Operationalizing Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Island Equity,

Guam,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Puerto Rico,

Virgin Islands,

Julia Von Alexander,

Karl Ensign

In this post, ASTHO explores the conversations and considerations that went into developing the Islands Health Equity Framework.

ASTHO Reports from Palau Equity Summit

People of Public Health,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

At-Risk Populations,

Elimination of Disparities,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Partnership,

Territorial Health Policy,

LGBTQ+,

Island Equity,

Palau,

Karl Ensign

In February 2023, ASTHO staff traveled to Koror, Palau for a four-day health equity summit and held workshops to identify, select, and prioritize measures for Palau’s health equity work.

Territorial Support for COVID-19 Health Equity: TA for OT21-2103 Recipients

Neyling Fajardo,

Island Equity,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Karl Ensign,

Alex Wheatley,

Julia Von Alexander,

Kelsey Donnellan,

Morgan Jade

Territorial Support for COVID-19 Health Equity: TA for OT21-2103 Recipients article yes

Public Health Thank You Day: Thoughts From ASTHO Leadership

People of Public Health,

COVID and Workforce,

Health Equity,

Quality Improvement,

Amber Norris Williams,

Carolyn McCoy,

Danny Staley,

Jim Blumenstock,

Karl Ensign,

Lindsey Myers,

Marcus Plescia,

Meredith Allen,

Michael Fraser,

Zarnaaz Bashir,

Leadership Development,

Public Health Workforce

Every year on Nov. 22, ASTHO—and countless other agencies and organizations worldwide—take a moment to acknowledge the public health workforce on Public Health Thank You Day. Like so many other days ...

Lessons Learned from the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands COVID-19 Response

Territories and Freely Associated States,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

Health Equity,

Pandemics,

Partnership,

COVID Vaccine,

Guam,

Marshall Islands,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Blog,

Karl Ensign

As COVID spread through the country and infection rates rose in every state, many of the the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) received media attention for remaining relatively COVID-free. The ...

Reflections From the Field: Pacific and Atlantic Jurisdictions Remain Resolute Amid Adversity

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Guam,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Puerto Rico,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID Testing and Screening,

Blog,

Karl Ensign,

Funding,

Grants and Contracts Management,

COVID and Workforce,

Partnership

In the late fall of 2021, ASTHO leadership visited select jurisdictions in the Pacific and the Atlantic for the first time since COVID-19 curtailed travel to these regions. It was a fantastic to ...

Avoiding the Cliff: Financing Medicaid in the Territories

Podcast,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Members,

Health Equity,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Funding,

Federal Government Affairs,

Territorial Health Policy,

Puerto Rico,

Virgin Islands,

Robert Johnson,

Jorge Galva,

Justa Encarnacion,

Karl Ensign

Medicaid plays a critical role in providing access to health services for low-income U.S. citizens in the five U.S. territories. However, Medicaid financing in the territories has been underfunded ...