Population health and public health prevention efforts aim to create systems, environments, and policies that promote the health of the larger population. ASTHO supports state and territorial health agencies in their efforts to reduce the factors that contribute to health problems and introduce evidence-based and innovative strategies that improve health and well-being.
Population health strategies include strengthening integration between payers, providers, community organizations, and public health agencies to better address the social determinants of health and health equity. It also includes the foundational data systems critical to monitoring and measuring impact. ASTHO engages with national partners to support state and territorial health agencies in their data modernization efforts and builds workforce capacity for interjurisdictional data sharing.
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Braiding and Layering Funding for Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention
A report illustrating how health agencies can combine existing funding streams to achieve population-level impact.
Innovative STD Prevention and Treatment Strategies Microlearning
Featuring the work of Strengthening STD Prevention and Control for Health Departments (STD PCHD) grantees, these microlearnings translate successful interventions into strategies and resources.
Braiding and Layering Funding to Address the Social Determinants of Health
These resources highlight case examples and provide best practices for sustainably funding initiatives focused on social determinants of health.
Latest Prevention Resources
Applying Lessons Learned from Cannabis, Alcohol, and Tobacco to the Legalization of New Substances
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States Pursue Policy Options to Support Access to Over-the-Counter Contraception
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State Health Agencies’ Role in Implementing Pharmacist-Prescribed Contraception
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Collaborations
ASTHO has two policy committees—the Community Health and Prevention committee and the Population Health and Informatics committee—that help state and territorial public health agencies build their capacity to address America’s major health problems and the leading causes of death and disability.