All COVID-19 Resources

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Statement on New CDC COVID-19 Guidance

Public Health News,

Marcus Plescia,

COVID Recovery,

News Release,

Chief Medical Officer Series

On Aug. 11, 2022, ASTHO's Chief Medical Officer issued a statement of support for CDC's new COVID-19 guidelines.

Letter to the White House Requesting Funding For a National Monkeypox Response

Federal Government Affairs,

COVID-19

Letter to the White House Requesting Funding For a National Monkeypox Response Demetre Daskalakis, MD National Monkeypox Response Deputy Coordinator The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW ...

Courts Consider Whether State Vaccination Laws Must Include a Religious Exemption

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Immunization,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

Connecticut,

Maine,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Nebraska,

New York,

Tennessee,

West Virginia,

Maggie Davis

During the 2022 state legislative sessions, at least 20 states considered bills that would require a religious exemption to a vaccine requirement. As state legislatures continue considering vaccine ...

Timely Spending: North Carolina's Approach to Efficiently Utilizing Federal Funds

Video Blog Post,

STAR Center,

Grants and Contracts Management,

COVID and Funding,

Funding,

North Carolina,

Jeneen Preciose,

Susan Kansagra

This video highlights specific administrative strategies, partnerships, and metrics used by the North Carolina Division of Public Health to support efficient and effective spending of federal funding.

States Leverage COVID-19 Relief Funding to Improve Accessibility for People Living With Disabilities

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Disability Inclusion,

COVID and Funding,

Colorado,

Illinois,

Massachusetts,

Minnesota,

Nevada,

New Jersey,

Tennessee,

Beth Giambrone,

Lana McKinney

On the 32nd anniversary of the ADA, this blog post explores state legislation around the country that supports people living with disabilities.

Lessons Learned from Moving to Virtual/Hybrid EOCs in the COVID-19 Response

Brief,

Preparedness,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

COVID and Workforce,

Mississippi,

North Carolina,

Texas,

Public Health Transformation

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Emergency Operations Centers played a vital role as health department leaders implemented and coordinated response objectives, plans, and activities. The lessons learned ...

Boundary Spanning Leadership Model Strengthens Oklahoma Harm Reduction Programs

Brief,

Public Health Law,

Substance Misuse,

Syndemic-Related Infections,

Tribal Health,

Oklahoma,

Boundary Spanning Leadership,

Leadership Development

ASTHO engaged Oklahoma public health officials, members of the Oklahoma Harm Reduction Alliance, Health Minds Policy Initiative, and representatives of the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board, and ...

Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center: A Pandemic Lifeline

Blog,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID Resilience,

COVID Recovery,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Health Equity,

Public Health Transformation,

Guam,

Alex Wheatley,

Youth Mental Health

The COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity for an existing behavioral health resource—the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center’s Crisis Hotline—to become a household name. During the ...

Climate and Health Capacity Survey

Report,

Climate and Health,

Vector-Borne Disease,

Informatics and Surveillance,

Food and Water Safety,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Health Equity,

COVID-19,

Natural Disasters

This report analyzes the results from a survey of state and territorial health agency staff to collect information regarding health agency efforts to address climate change and extreme weather.

Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines

Blog,

California,

Alabama,

South Carolina,

Georgia,

Arkansas,

At-Risk Populations,

Elimination of Disparities,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID Vaccine,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Partnership,

Alaska,

Geetika Nadkarni

Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines astho, association of state and territorial health officials, association of state and territorial health officials astho, ...