ASTHO has been very active in obtaining data about state public health agencies, their challenges, and their responses to the current economic environment. ASTHO recently released the ASTHO Profile of State Public Health, Volume One, which contains descriptive findings from ASTHO’s first comprehensive state public health survey and sets the baseline for a longitudinal data set about state health agency responsibilities, organization and structure, planning and quality improvement activities, workforce, and much more. Other survey results include valuable information about the effect of state budget cuts on public health programs and the role of state health officials in health reform. In addition, ASTHO is actively engaged with a national network of academic researchers, has a presence on the national Data Harmonization Advisory Group, and participates in activities associated with the development of the National Public Health Performance Standards. ASTHO works with the Association of Schools of Public Health to document workforce shortages and alleviate recruitment issues and sits on its Preparedness Core Curricula Work Group and International/Global Health Collaborative. ASTHO also dedicates time and resources to the Public Health Accreditation Board research and evaluation committee.
Learn more about ASTHO projects and research on state public health by using the links below:
Data and Analysis