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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 ...

Domestic Holiday Travel Pandemic Restrictions and Recommendations

Health Policy Update,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Preparedness,

Tribal Health,

Emergency Powers,

State Health Policy,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Alabama,

Alaska,

American Samoa,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

California,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Washington, D.C.,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Florida,

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Guam,

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Illinois,

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New York,

North Carolina,

North Dakota,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Ohio,

Oklahoma,

Oregon,

Palau,

Pennsylvania,

Puerto Rico,

Rhode Island,

South Carolina,

South Dakota,

Tennessee,

Texas,

Utah,

Vermont,

Virgin Islands,

Virginia,

West Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Wyoming,

Maggie Davis

The 2020 holiday season is coinciding with a nationwide surge of COVID-19 cases. With great concern that holiday travel to see loved ones may exacerbate community spread of the virus, many states are ...

Bringing the U.S. Territories Closer to Medicaid Equity

Health Policy Update,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Federal Government Affairs,

Territorial Health Policy,

Funding,

Advocacy,

Health Equity,

Members,

American Samoa,

Guam,

Virgin Islands,

Alex Wheatley,

Carolyn McCoy

After years of advocacy, ASTHO and our partners are celebrating the recently signed Consolidated Appropriations Act.

Including Island Areas in Federal Public Health Datasets

Report,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Health Equity,

American Samoa,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Guam,

Marshall Islands,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Puerto Rico,

Virgin Islands

Collecting and sharing data are crucially important to improving health equity, because those datasets inform effective policymaking. Despite having some of the most challenging population health ...

Public Health Confronts the Mosquito: Special Considerations for United States Territories and Freely Associated States

Report,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Vector-Borne Disease,

American Samoa,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Guam,

Marshall Islands,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Puerto Rico,

Virgin Islands

This report aims to highlight the unique vector-borne disease challenges faced by Island Areas and to dive into the key components of a mosquito control program, that are relevant to these unique ...

Jurisdictions Using Policy to Address Unique Island Area Health Challenges

Health Policy Update,

Climate and Health,

Food and Water Safety,

Elimination of Disparities,

Social Determinants of Health,

COVID-19,

Territorial Health Policy,

Natural Disasters,

Federal Government Affairs,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

American Samoa,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Guam,

Marshall Islands,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Puerto Rico,

Virgin Islands,

Beth Giambrone,

Parker Beene

ASTHO has several members from the territories and Freely Associated States—jurisdictions with unique challenges, and do not fall under the category of a state or federal district. This post is a ...

Why It’s Never Too Early to Prep for Hurricane Season

Blog,

Climate and Health,

Food and Water Safety,

Natural Disasters,

Florida,

Virgin Islands,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Partnership,

Emma Carlson

Health agencies play a key role in preparing for and responding to hurricanes and other severe weather events.

Island Areas Public Health Policies in 2024

Health Policy Update,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Territorial Health Policy,

Guam,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

Virgin Islands,

Puerto Rico,

Opioids,

Healthcare Access,

Health Equity,

Tobacco Control,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Jessica Bissett

Reviewing 2024 public health legislative actions in Island Areas.

Interagency Collaboration to Improve Business Processes in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Territorial Health Policy,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Virgin Islands,

Blog,

Kristin Sullivan,

Business Process Improvement

A groundbreaking “all-of-government” approach is getting underway in the U.S. Virgin Islands to more efficiently manage and expend federal grant funding for social determinants of health and overall ...

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.