All COVID-19 Resources

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 ...

Pharmacies Are Critical to Pandemic Planning, Not Just Response

COVID Preparedness,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

Population Health and Prevention,

Pandemics,

Vaccine Distribution,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

State Health Policy,

Blog,

Partnership,

Influenza,

Public Health Workforce,

Pennsylvania,

Joanne Roth

Pharmacies have long been instrumental partners in providing lifesaving vaccines nationwide. As state and territorial health officials evaluate their COVID-19 response, planners must include input ...

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 ...

Maximizing the Benefit of COVID-19 Therapeutics: Considerations for State Public Health Officials

Brief,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID Recovery,

COVID Resilience,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Workforce,

Preparedness,

Health Equity,

Alaska,

Connecticut,

Minnesota,

Mississippi,

Oregon,

Partnership,

Marcus Plescia,

Jessica Baggett,

Katie Greene,

Katie Huber,

Matt D’Ambrosio,

Andrea Thoumi,

Mark McClellan

An issue brief by ASTHO and the Duke University Margolis Center for Health Policy that highlights considerations for state health officials as they look to maximize the benefits of COVID-19 ...

Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines

Blog,

California,

Alabama,

South Carolina,

Georgia,

Arkansas,

At-Risk Populations,

Elimination of Disparities,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID Vaccine,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Partnership,

Alaska,

Geetika Nadkarni

Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines astho, association of state and territorial health officials, association of state and territorial health officials astho, ...

An Unprecedented Public Health Thank You Day

People of Public Health,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Partnership,

Membership,

Communications,

Vaccine Distribution,

Pandemics,

Public Health Workforce,

Michael Fraser

If there is any word to describe 2020 it is “unprecedented,” with the work of health agencies front and center since COVID-19 emerged in the U.S. But as we approach Public Health Thank You Day and ...

Behind the PSA: Making the #MaskUp Campaign

People of Public Health,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

ASTHO News,

Advocacy,

Communications,

Education,

Partnership,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Chrissie Juliano,

Michael Fraser,

Elise Moore

In August 2020, the Big Cities Health Coalition and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials released a co-produced public service announcement to support public education in our ...

Health Partnerships in Action: Managing COVID-19 at the Southwest Border

Podcast,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID Resilience,

COVID Testing and Screening,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

Healthcare Access,

At-Risk Populations,

Robert Johnson,

Erica Pan,

Pritesh Gandhi,

Partnership

This episode dissects concerns at the southwest United States border, where health and governmental officials find themselves managing an extraordinarily complex situation: handling an increase in ...