One-on-One With CDC’s Anne Schuchat
If there’s anyone who has spent their career preparing for a global pandemic, it’s Anne Schuchat, MD. Currently, she serves as the principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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BONUS: Bringing Telehealth Into the Future With MyVax
On this bonus episode of Public Health Review, we chat with Stanley Campbell, CEO and CTO EagleForce. Campbell is an expert in artificial intelligence who knows how to leverage data in the fight ...
Supporting Infant & Child Immunizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Q&A With Michael Warren
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In recognition of National Infant Immunization Week, ASTHO and AMCHP interviewed Michael Warren, MD, MPH, FAAP, and Associate Administrator of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) at the ...
BONUS: Balancing Privacy and Security with COVID-19 Vaccine Credentials
On this bonus episode of Public Health Review, we discuss how a business or government can create vaccine credentials that are more sophisticated than the paper cards from CDC, but that also protect ...
BONUS: Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy with AM Trace
On this bonus episode, Jim Ivey, chief operating officer at Chexout, discusses the importance of interoperability and makes the case that public health organizations need to invest in software that ...
Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2021
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With many of the state and territorial legislatures reconvening over the next few weeks, we can look forward to new (and not-so-new) legislation start to crop up that will impact public health. To ...
ASTHO’s Public Health Resolutions for 2021
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Every year, ASTHO performs an annual environmental scan to identify these policy and programmatic priorities. The most recent scan occurred from June 2019 to May 2020. Through ongoing collection of ...
Vaccinating Children: The Final Step
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As we anticipate the likely approval of COVID-19 vaccination for children, our nation faces the final step to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control. If approved for children ages 5-11, the ...
Improving Influenza Immunization Uptake Through Community Partnerships
ASTHO, the National Hispanic Medical Association, and the Association of American Indian Physicians, led a capacity building initiative to improve influenza immunization uptake among American Indian ...
Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year
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Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century, as well as some of the most powerful and cost-effective tools to prevent disease, disparities, disability, and death ...
Reducing Vaccine Hesitancy for People Living With Disabilities
ASTHO, in collaboration with CDC, provided full-time disability and preparedness specialists to 17 jurisdictions to better meet the needs of people with disabilities. In this brief, specialists share ...
Strategies for Vaccinating People Who Are Homebased
According to the federal government, a homebased individual is someone who requires the help of another person or supportive device to leave the home, someone who is advised against leaving the home ...
FDA’s Approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine: Five Things to Know
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On Aug. 23, 2021, the FDA announced full approval of Pfizer and BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine for COVID-19. ASTHO has answers to five key questions about the approval and what it means for state and ...
Website Accessibility: Enhancing Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Registration and Beyond
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 ...
States Consider Expanding Scope of Flu Vaccine Policies
The 2019-2020 flu season had approximately 5 million fewer illnesses than the previous year. Thanks to COVID-19 mitigation efforts like social distancing and increased handwashing—coupled with a ...
Flu Activity Rising: It’s Time to Get the Vaccine!
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The 2020-2021 influenza season in the United States was historically quiet since so many people took steps to mitigate COVID-19 exposure (e.g., masking, hand washing, travel restrictions, and school ...
Getting Shots Into Arms: The Race to Vaccinate Against COVID-19
Our experts on this episode also discuss that while there have been perceived challenges in the initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the overall effort of getting vaccines into the arms of a virus that ...
BONUS: Making Technology Work for Rapidly Changing Public Health Needs
On this bonus episode, Jim Ivey, chief operating officer at Chexout, discusses the importance of interoperability and makes the case that public health organizations need to invest in software that ...
Misinformation and the COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign
Nirav Shah, Director of Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and Joe Smyser, CEO of Public Good Projects, discuss countering COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.
Pharmacies Are Critical to Pandemic Planning, Not Just Response
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Pharmacies have long been instrumental partners in providing lifesaving vaccines nationwide. As state and territorial health officials evaluate their COVID-19 response, planners must include input ...