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Medication-Assisted Treatment in Pregnancy

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Colorado,
Maine,
Maryland,
New York,
Oregon,
Texas,
Washington,
OMNI,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
Risk-Appropriate Care

This brief outlines some of the barriers that pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorder face, as well as examples of state legislation passed to address recovery program implementation, treatment funding and insurance ...

Website Accessibility: Enhancing Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Registration and Beyond

Brief,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
At-Risk Populations,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Disability Inclusion,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Communication,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Improving Disability Inclusion,
Haley Burrous

For many individuals living with disabilities, inaccessible vaccination websites have been a significant barrier to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Recent studies have found that many vaccination websites do not reliably meet accessibility ...

When the Power Fails: Helping Life-Support Equipment Users

Brief,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Natural Disasters,
Partnership,
Advocacy,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
New Jersey,
North Dakota,
Rhode Island,
Utah,
Louisiana,
Disability Inclusion,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Data and Disability Inclusion

People who use electricity-dependent durable medical equipment (DME) at home—such as ventilators and oxygen concentrators—can face life-threatening consequences during a power outage. HHS reports that 2.7 million Medicare beneficiaries ...

Boundary Spanning Leadership Model Strengthens Oklahoma Harm Reduction Programs

Brief,
Policy,
Public Health Law,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Infectious Disease,
Syndemic-Related Infections,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Health Equity,
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 others in a Boundary Spanning Leadership ...

Maximizing the Benefit of COVID-19 Therapeutics: Considerations for State Public Health Officials

Brief,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Communication,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID Recovery,
COVID Resilience,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Workforce,
Preparedness,
Health Equity,
Alaska,
Connecticut,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Oregon,
Partnership,
Marcus Plescia,
Jessica Baggett,
Katie Greene,
Katie Huber,
Matt D’Ambrosio,
Andrea Thoumi,
Mark McClellan,
Topics,
Equity

An issue brief by ASTHO and the Duke University Margolis Center for Health Policy that highlights considerations for state health officials as they look to maximize the benefits of COVID-19 therapeutics.

Summarizing CDC Guidance to Support COVID-19 Contact Tracing in K-12 Schools

Brief,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Emerging Infectious Diseases,
Illinois,
California,
Kansas,
Massachusetts,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
Education

As schools work to stay open for in-person learning, it is essential to understand key recommendations related to COVID-19 prevention in K-12 schools. CDC recommends that health department staff work closely with K-12 schools to ...

ASTHO Policy Committees (login required)

ASTHO Policy Committees (login required) Policy committees are instrumental in developing ASTHO policy through a process established by our membership in 2018. Committee members are subject matter experts in their field and are integral to ...

Careers at ASTHO

Are you ready to join an organization that puts people first? ASTHO's commitment to its employees starts with our values: Collaboration, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Respect, Leadership, Responsiveness, and Integrity.

Disease Forecasting

Infectious Disease

Disease Forecasting ASTHO was an active partner in the creation of CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA), including early calls for the federal government to create a center charged with improving response capabilities ...

Evidence-Based Public Health

Evidence-Based Public Health Championing Evidence-Based Public Health Find evidence-based public health strategies in ASTHO’s technical packages, which cover important challenges and trending topics in public health today. As part of ...