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State Policy Actions to Support Long-Term Care Facilities During COVID-19 Response

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID and Workforce,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Accreditation,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Ashley Ottewell,
Kate Heyer,
Florida,
Indiana,
Kentucky,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
New Jersey,
Texas,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID and Special Populations

As COVID-19 emerged and spread in the U.S., people working and residing in long-term care facilities have experienced a significant burden of COVID-19 cases and deaths. As of Oct. 8, deaths associated with these facilities account for 40% ...

ASTHO’s Public Health Resolutions for 2021

News,
ASTHO News,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Rural Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Healthcare Access,
Telehealth,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Accreditation,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Tobacco Control,
Blog,
Alannah Kittle,
Cara Person,
Kristi Meadows,
Vector-Borne Disease

Every year, ASTHO performs an annual environmental scan to identify these policy and programmatic priorities. The most recent scan occurred from June 2019 to May 2020. Through ongoing collection of data from a variety of sources—including ...

10 Essential Questions for Disability Inclusion in Health Agencies

Brief,
Infographic,
Health Equity,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Elimination of Disparities,
Accreditation,
Disability Inclusion

This infographic serves as a tool to foster conversations in health agencies around planning programs, policies, and activities to better serve individuals with disabilities. Available in English and Spanish.

Navigating Public Health Planning with Precision and Purpose

Resource,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Accreditation,
National Public Health Performance Standards,
STAR Center,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
Partnership,
Virgin Islands,
Colorado,
Minnesota,
Kansas,
Washington,
Hawaii

Navigating Public Health Planning with Precision and Purpose Discover examples and best practices for developing strategic plans that enhance community health outcomes. Embarking on the journey of public health planning demands more than ...

How Can Public Health Data Take a Lead Role? Find Out at the COVID-19 TechXpo

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Accreditation,
Preparedness,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Pandemics,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID and Telehealth,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Blog,
J.T. Lane,
Data Modernization,
Event,
Partnership

While COVID-19 has shown some of the best attributes of the U.S. public health system, it has exposed the weaknesses of our data systems—wrought by chronic underfunding and further exacerbated by siloed, categorical funding and planning. ...

The Need for Modernizing Public Health Data in Responding to COVID-19

Blog,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Quality Improvement,
Accreditation,
Preparedness,
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 last decade, attention to this issue from ...

PHAB Accreditation Impact Infographic Series

Brief,
Infographic,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Accreditation,
Quality Improvement,
Health Equity,
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 departments to show how Public Health ...