State and Territorial Health Officials Join White House Opioid Conference ARLINGTON, VA—Today, nearly two dozen state and territorial health officials participated in a meeting at the White House, ...
ASTHO Member and West Virginia Health Commissioner Rahul Gupta Testifies on Nation’s Opioid Epidemic ARLINGTON, VA—Rahul Gupta, commissioner and state health officer at the West Virginia Department ...
ASTHO Statement on President Trump's Plan to End the Opioid Epidemic and Address America's "Crisis Next Door" ARLINGTON, VA—Michael Fraser, executive director of ASTHO, issued the ...
New Opioid Reports Support ASTHO Call for Increased Investment in Prevention ARLINGTON, VA—Two reports released this week highlight the continued need for additional resources to combat the national ...
State Health Officials Commend Public Health Emergency Declaration to Address Opioid Epidemic ARLINGTON, VA—Members of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) joined ...
The Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool (SPACECAT) helps local, state, and territorial health agencies better understand their capacity to address ...
The OD2A Health Equity Needs Assessment is designed to assess the support, technical assistance, and training that state, local, and territorial health agencies need to move health equity forward ...
Project ECHO: Overdose Fatality Investigation Techniques (OD-FIT) Project ECHO: Overdose Fatality Investigation Techniques (OD-FIT) provides coroners, medical examiners, toxicologists, forensic ...
This framework recognizes the critical role of public health leaders and partners in carrying out a comprehensive, cross-sector response to the opioid crisis.
Interview with Monica Bharel, MD, MPH, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, about how the state is reducing overdose deaths in underserved populations, training medical ...
Maine launched an innovative initiative focused on improving future health outcomes for youth by helping them connect to their communities and reminding them that that they matter.
This brief analyzes the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to participation in the Suicide and Opioid Overdose Prevention ...
This video post highlights the Colorado National Collaborative, an innovative collaborative framework that is improving suicide and overdose prevention efforts in Colorado, and how a similar approach ...
ASTHO interviews Harvey Milkman, PhD, about his findings using the Icelandic Prevention Model to eenage substance use and improve support for adolescents.
How the Emergence of Xylazine Impacts Overdose Prevention Policy overdose prevention policy, overdose crisis, fatal overdoses, emergence of xylazine, illicit drug supply, toxicological testing, ...
As 2019 comes to a close, it is important to reflect back on the numerous public health accomplishments and acknowledge the ongoing challenges we can expect to face in 2020.
Across the nation, public health agencies have mounted herculean efforts to stem the COVID-19 pandemic while addressing a pre-existing HIV epidemic and an opioid crisis that is serving as a source ...
ASTHO's mission is to support, equip, and advocate for state and territorial health officials in their work of advancing the public's health and well-being. To that end, here are the 12 most ...
In May 2021, President Biden released full details of the fiscal year 2022 budget. Overall, the budget request combines President Biden's American Jobs Plan, his American Families Plan, and ...
States have begun to expand their focus when developing new approaches to improve surveillance, promote harm reduction, create linkages to care, and educate providers on opioid overdose reduction.