All COVID-19 Resources

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 ...

Health Policy Tackles Joint Challenges of Pandemic and Natural Disaster Preparedness

Health Policy Update,

Environmental Health,

COVID Preparedness,

Natural Disasters,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Pandemics,

Adrianna Evans,

California,

Hawaii,

New Jersey,

Texas,

Washington,

Virginia,

Massachusetts

Each September marks National Preparedness Month. This year, public health emergency preparedness professionals look back on 20 years since the 9/11 attacks—the event that effectively launched the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Importance of Preparing for Future Pandemics

Health Policy Update,

Federal Government Affairs,

COVID Preparedness,

Funding,

COVID and Funding,

Pandemics,

Carolyn McCoy,

COVID and Workforce

This policy update emphasizes the importance of policymakers choosing to increase funding for public health infrastructure and important initiatives, such as health equity, in the wake of the ...

The Historic Opportunity COVID-19 Presents to Address Health Equity

COVID Testing and Screening,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID Recovery,

COVID Resilience,

COVID and Workforce,

Population Health and Prevention,

Race and Public Health,

Rural Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

At-Risk Populations,

Pandemics,

Advocacy,

Marcus Plescia,

Operationalizing Equity,

People of Public Health,

Chief Medical Officer Series

The disparities experienced during the COVID pandemic have brought a national focus to health equity in our nation. The attention and resources currently being provided to help address health ...

Lessons From the Trenches: Leading During a Public Health Crisis

Podcast,

COVID and Communication,

COVID Preparedness,

Members,

Accreditation,

Business Process Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Quality Improvement,

Strategic Planning,

Pandemics,

Maryland,

North Carolina,

Robert Johnson,

Josh Sharfstein,

Leah Devlin

On this episode, we speak with two public health veterans who led state health departments during times of public health uncertainty—like H1N1 and Ebola. Our guests discuss the lessons they learned ...