All COVID-19 Resources

Using Water Quality Monitoring Data for Your Building Water Management Program This factsheet outlines how to monitor water quality in facilities to prevent the growth of Legionella and other ...

Responding to Pain Clinic Closures: A Guide for State Health Departments

States Leverage Telehealth to Respond to COVID-19

Health Policy Update,

COVID and Telehealth,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

Telehealth,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships

To enhance social distancing and reduce healthcare worker and patient exposure to COVID-19, there have been unprecedented expansions in the use of telehealth, supported by both federal and state ...

Voters Decide on Health-Related Ballot Proposals

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Mental Health,

Tobacco Control,

Substance Misuse,

Arizona,

Colorado,

Washington, D.C.,

Mississippi,

Montana,

New Jersey,

Oklahoma,

Oregon,

South Dakota,

Andy Baker-White

In the November 2020 election, voters in several states cast their ballots on proposals related to the use of legal and illicit drugs. These ballot proposals influence key public health issues such ...

Creating a 21st Century Legacy Toward Thriving Families

People of Public Health,

Race and Public Health,

ACEs,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Michael Fraser,

Tracy Wareing Evans,

Healthcare Access,

Partnership,

Public Health Workforce,

Leadership Development

ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser, PhD, and Tracey Wareing Evans, President and CEO of APHSA, sit down to discuss building a foundational family well-being roadmap amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Health Policy Update,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID and Law/Policy,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Law,

Pandemics,

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 ...

Harnessing the Power of Rural: Expanding Access to Telehealth

Health Policy Update,

Rural Health,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Special Populations,

Social Determinants of Health,

Funding,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Pandemics,

At-Risk Populations,

Colorado,

Mississippi,

Telehealth,

Neehar Mahidadia,

Primary Care and Public Health

As we celebrate National Rural Health Day this year, we are reminded of how important telehealth can be for public health and healthcare. Telehealth can minimize challenges faced by rural patients ...

What You Need to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine

Health Policy Update,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

COVID and Communication,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Pandemics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Accreditation,

Emma Lange

Many pharmaceutical companies urgently began developing a COVID-19 vaccine earlier this year to reduce the spread of the virus as the threat of a pandemic loomed. Fast forward several months and ...