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 ...

Legislative Prospectus: Immunization

Legislative Prospectus,

State Health Policy,

Immunization,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID Resilience,

COVID Vaccine,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

California,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Minnesota,

New Hampshire,

New Jersey,

Oklahoma,

Tennessee,

West Virginia,

Wisconsin

In-depth analysis on state health policy surrounding immunization. This is part of ASTHO's annual legislative prospectus series.

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 ...

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 ...

HiAP Strategy Works in States, Locally to Meet Equity Challenges in COVID-19 Response

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Maryland,

Pennsylvania,

California,

Virginia,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID Vaccine,

Race and Public Health,

Blog,

Adney Rakotoniaina,

Ali Aslam,

Alix Ware,

Bridget Kerner,

Kerry Wyss,

Health in All Policies,

Partnership

While governments have faced challenges in adopting a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach to respond to COVID-19, the impact of the public health emergency across sectors such as housing, ...

ASTHO President Nirav D. Shah Looks Ahead to 2022

People of Public Health,

Healthcare Access,

Health Equity,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID Recovery,

COVID Resilience,

COVID and Workforce,

Nirav Shah,

Communications,

Members,

Leadership Development,

Public Health Workforce

Amid so much uncertainty, it might feel naïve to make any claims about what the future holds. But it is in these moments that it becomes more important than ever to have beacons to guide us and ...

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 ...