All COVID-19 Resources

Jurisdictions Moving Many ASTHO Essential Tobacco Control Policies Forward

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Tobacco Control,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Elimination of Disparities,

Alaska,

American Samoa,

California,

Florida,

Georgia,

Guam,

Hawaii,

Illinois,

Iowa,

Kentucky,

Louisiana,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Mississippi,

Nebraska,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

New York,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Oregon,

Puerto Rico,

Rhode Island,

Tennessee,

Virgin Islands,

Washington, D.C.,

West Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Joshua Berry,

Ann Abraham,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Evidence or Fact-Based Measures

Over the past several years, states and jurisdictions have continued to implement important policies to reduce tobacco and nicotine use, including increasing tobacco prices, expanding areas deemed ...

Climate Change and Environmental Justice: A Snapshot of Jurisdiction Activities

Report,

Alaska,

Alabama,

California,

Hawaii,

Massachusetts,

Maryland,

Michigan,

Montana,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

New Mexico,

Oregon,

Pennsylvania,

Rhode Island,

Marshall Islands,

Tennessee,

Utah,

Virgin Islands,

Wisconsin,

Climate and Health,

At-Risk Populations,

Elimination of Disparities,

Race and Public Health

This report is on the overlap of climate change and environmental justice.

Breastfeeding Equity Through Community Engagement

Infographic,

Funding,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Infant and Child Health,

Alaska,

Arkansas,

California,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Illinois,

Kentucky,

Minnesota,

Missouri,

New York,

North Carolina,

Ohio,

Pennsylvania,

Texas,

Utah,

Washington

In this infographic, ASTHO highlights some of the biggest takeaways, successes, and data collected from the Breastfeeding Learning Community.

School-Based Strategies are Crucial to Supporting Adolescent Girls’ Mental Health

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

ACEs,

Youth Mental Health,

Alabama,

Arizona,

California,

Delaware,

Illinois,

Kentucky,

Louisiana,

Vermont,

Virginia,

Washington,

West Virginia,

Lexa Giragosian

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a particularly negative impact on the mental health of adolescent girls. Fortunately, state legislators have been addressing school-based mental health through ...

States Continue Efforts to Build and Strengthen Community Health Workforce

Health Policy Update,

Community Health Workers,

California,

Illinois,

Kentucky,

Maryland,

Nevada,

New Mexico,

New York,

Oregon,

Utah,

Shelby Rowell

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted workforce challenges and longstanding health inequities within the healthcare and public health systems, because of this there has been an increased interest in ...

Using Medicaid Datasets to Measure Tobacco Use: A Review

Brief,

Tobacco Control,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

California,

Indiana,

Washington,

Data Modernization and Informatics

Tobacco use causes 480,000 premature deaths each year, making it the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. In collaboration with CDC, ASTHO is leading an effort to explore how ...

As Families Seek More Work / Life Balance, States Consider Leave Policies

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

California,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Hawaii,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Minnesota,

New Jersey,

New York,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Virginia,

Washington,

Beth Giambrone,

Work/Life Balance,

Organization/Agency,

Senior Leadership,

Briefs/Articles

An ASTHO blog article on leave policies to support better work/life balance.

Youth Suicides and the Mental Health Crisis: What Congress Is Doing

Federal Government Affairs,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Elimination of Disparities,

California,

Connecticut,

Idaho,

Louisiana,

Maryland,

New York,

Oregon,

South Dakota,

Utah,

Devon Page,

People of Public Health

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States and widely recognized as a crisis, specifically among our youth, a population in which incidences have been rapidly increasing. Fortunately, ...

Lessons on State Resilience and Vulnerability to Complex Disasters

Report,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

COVID Resilience,

Emergency Powers,

Natural Disasters,

Environmental Health,

California,

Iowa,

Maine,

Texas,

Virginia,

Partnership

This report highlights lessons learned about how to remain resilient in the face of complex disasters and environmental events, following two listening sessions hosted by ASTHO and the Environmental ...

Strategies for Messaging About Cyanobacterial Blooms: Lessons From State Listening Sessions

Report,

Climate and Health,

PFAS,

Population Health and Prevention,

California,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Florida,

Idaho,

Iowa,

Maine,

Maryland,

Michigan,

Minnesota,

Oregon,

Texas

This report contains lessons learned and examples of messaging strategies that were successful during cyanobacterial bloom responses, they were collected from 17 state health agency staff members ...