The Ohio Department of Health implemented a project to engage Ohioans with disabilities to identify opportunities to create public health preparedness plans that better meet the needs of people with ...
This interview is part of ASTHO’s Leadership Trailblazers series, which shares outstanding public health leaders’ inspirations, motivations, and accomplishments. This post features Mark Levine, MD, ...
As we work to close the chasm on racial differences in health outcomes and improve health for all, it is important to pause and take inventory of more than 400 years of policies, practices, and ...
Health Equity Summit: A Movement for Justice health equity summit, public health infrastructure, commitment to health equity, health equity leaders, racial equity, advancing health equity, public ...
Over the past several years, states and jurisdictions have continued to implement important policies to reduce tobacco and nicotine use, including increasing tobacco prices, expanding areas deemed ...
At ASTHO, we feel that it is incumbent upon us to build diversity, equity, and inclusion into all that we do at. That goal has involved a collaborative effort with executive leadership, human ...
In commemoration of National Influenza Vaccination Week ASTHO is highlighting work in Arkansas and South Carolina, where unique collaborations with healthcare and public health have allowed them to ...
Cultivating Gen Z as Partners for Healthier Communities astho, association of state and territorial health officials, gen z, young adults, public health campaigns, stronger communities, public ...
Let us make 2023 the year we commit even more to listening to and learning from each other and transforming how we interact with those around us in ways that truly impact state and territorial health ...
Recent legislation at both the state and federal levels has significantly affected the ability of healthcare providers to serve patients virtually and across state lines.
Interview with LaQuandra Nesbitt, MD, MPH, director of DC Health, about perinatal health, collaboration with community health centers, and opportunities to address disparities in maternal and child ...
Healthcare consulting firm Leavitt Partners published survey results which found that, while most physicians acknowledge the impact of social determinants of health on their patients, most do not ...
Lesley Steinman and Mark Snowden of the University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center discuss the PEARLS program and how it is being used to confront the stigma associated with depression ...
State and territorial health departments can prevent ACEs, improve health equity, and reduce health disparities among children and families by providing access to preventive services and bolstering ...
Research confirms that strengthening economic supports can improve parental mental health, children’s health, education, and social outcomes.
A multi-sector approach to social determinants of health, involving public health and payer entities is vital to improving health outcomes for all populations.
Interview with Marissa Levine (alumni-VA) about the Virginia Cardiovascular Health Collaborative and other heart healthy initiatives in the commonwealth.
Interview with Gina M. Raimondo, former governor of Rhode Island, to learn more about a Rhode Island Department of Corrections initiative that helps prevent and treat addiction among incarcerated ...