All COVID-19 Resources

Embedded: Delaware Stands Up a Functional Assessment Service Team

People of Public Health,

At-Risk Populations,

Pandemics,

Vaccine Distribution,

Delaware,

Debra Young,

Disability Inclusion,

Embedded

The COVID-19 pandemic provided an unprecedented opportunity to speed up developing Delaware’s Functional Assessment Service Team and to test it at scale.

Isolation, Quarantine, and Public Health Authority Beyond the Pandemic

Health Policy Update,

COVID and Law/Policy,

State Health Policy,

Emergency Powers,

Public Health Law,

Alabama,

California,

Delaware,

Idaho,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Kansas,

Massachusetts,

Missouri,

Montana,

New Mexico,

North Carolina,

North Dakota,

Ohio,

Oklahoma,

Tennessee,

Virginia,

Washington,

Wyoming,

Maggie Davis,

Shalini Nair

Under the Tenth Amendment, states have the power to protect the health and welfare of their populations, including the authority to implement isolation and quarantine orders to limit the spread of ...

Initiating Cross-Sector Partnerships to Advance Population Health

Report,

Social Determinants of Health,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Rhode Island,

Wisconsin,

Maryland,

Delaware,

Colorado,

Texas,

Data Modernization and Informatics

Social determinants of healthcare are the conditions in which people are born, live, work, play, worship, and age. Read how these issues affect population health.

Breastfeeding Promotes Early Brain Development

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Delaware,

Oklahoma,

Washington, D.C.,

Infographic,

Infant and Child Health

Breastfeeding and early child nutrition are crucial for promoting healthy early brain development. This infographic details how skin-to-skin breastfeeding and breast milk promote infant ...

Leveraging State and Federal Policy to Reduce Maternal Illness and Death

Health Policy Update,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Race and Public Health,

California,

Delaware,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

New York,

Oregon,

Tennessee,

Washington

There are significant disparities in pregnancy-related outcomes in the United States. Many of these deaths considered preventable, so state and federal policy makers are taking steps to improve ...

Health Equity Policy Toolkit

Toolkit,

Social Determinants of Health,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Territorial Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Elimination of Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

Tribal Health,

American Samoa,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Guam,

Illinois,

Marshall Islands,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Montana,

Nebraska,

Nevada,

North Dakota,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Puerto Rico,

Texas,

Vermont,

Virgin Islands,

Washington, D.C.,

Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge,

ASTHO Communications

This toolkit is designed to support public health leaders in leveraging the policy development process to achieve health equity in their jurisdiction.

Member Spotlight: Karyl Rattay

ASTHO Member Spotlight,

Members,

Delaware,

Karyl Thomas Rattay

In this ASTHO Member Spotlight, Karyl Thomas Rattay of Delaware discusses her routine, professional influences, and public health priorities.

PHAB Accreditation Impact Infographic Series

Infographic,

Accreditation,

Quality Improvement,

Tribal Health,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Mississippi,

Arkansas,

Connecticut,

New Mexico,

Delaware,

Washington, D.C.

This four-part infographic series, developed by ASTHO with support from CDC’s Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS), illustrates successes from six state health ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Data Modernization and Privacy Protections

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

California,

Colorado,

Delaware,

Illinois,

Maryland,

Nebraska,

North Carolina,

North Dakota,

Oklahoma,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Virginia,

Wyoming,

Maggie Davis,

Data Modernization

ASTHO notes the top state public health policy issues in an annual Legislative Prospectus series. ASTHO is publishing a prospectus for the top 10 policy issues to watch in 2022. This week we are ...

States Using Settlement Fund Legislation to Enhance Response to the Opioid Crisis

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Delaware,

Kansas,

Nevada,

New York,

Ohio,

Texas,

Victoria Pless,

Yaryna Onufrey

State and territorial health agencies continue to be challenged by the opioid epidemic, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing the opioid crisis requires a robust public ...