Communication Resources

These ASTHO-produced resources were created to assist members in communicating to the public. Documents include topics focused on risk communication, frequently asked questions, crisis communication, public health leadership, and more.

#MaskUp Campaign

Watch and share a public service announcement produced by ASTHO and the Big Cities Health Coalition encouraging people across the country to #MaskUp as an expression of their compassion for others.
Learn more about the creation of the campaign in an interview with Chrissie Juliano, of BCHC and ASTHO's Michael Fraser in Behind the PSA: Making the #MaskUp Campaign.

Guidance Documents

Issue Briefs

• ASTHOBrief: Reducing Vaccine Hesitancy for People Living With Disabilities (Oct. 19, 2021)
• Back to School: Parent Views of COVID Protections (Aug. 15, 2021)
• Travel in the Summer of 2021: Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Perspectives (June 10, 2021)
• Specialized COVID-19 Needs of the United States Affiliated Pacific Islands (PDF) (Nov. 17, 2020)
• Leading Through Crisis: Supporting Workforce Resilience (PDF) (April 28, 2020)
• Leading With Transparency During Times of Crisis (PDF) (updated April 13, 2020)

Blog Posts

• ASTHO and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing Address Public Health Workers (Oct 18, 2021)
• Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, and COVID-19 Vaccines: Seven Things to Know (Sept 30, 2021)
• Resiliency, Communication, and Partnerships: Insights From the de Beaumont Foundation (June 30, 2021)
• Building Bridges to Better Health the ASTHO Way (April 8, 2021)
• Advocacy Over Zoom: A New Frontier for ASTHO’s Hill Day (Feb. 24, 2021)
• A Public Health Milestone: COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A With Meredith Allen, ASTHO’s Vice President for Health Security (Dec. 17, 2020)
• The Light at the End of the (Long) Tunnel (Nov. 16, 2020)
• The 2019 Novel Coronavirus: What We Know (Jan. 23, 2020)

Podcasts

• Gratitude Amid Struggle: Celebrating Wins in the COVID-19 Response (Oct. 18, 2021)
• The Importance of Crisis Communications in Public Health (Sept. 29, 2021)
• Misinformation and the COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign (Aug. 25, 2021)
• BONUS: Fighting the Next COVID-19 Wave (July 30, 2021)
• Restoring Trust and Confidence in Public Health (Feb. 18, 2021)
• Public Health in 2020: The Year That Was (Dec. 14, 2020)
• Lessons from the Trenches: Leading During a Public Health Crisis (March 27, 2020)

Videos

• ASTHOConnects: A Conversation on Data, Communication, and Health Equity (March 16, 2021)
• ASTHOConnects: Making Sense of COVID-19 Vaccine Polling Results (Feb. 4, 2021)

Related Materials

• ASTHO Pandemic Influenza Materials

Press Releases

• New Vaccine Communication Guide for Physicians Offers Research-Based Tips and Language (May 6, 2021)
• Health Official Testifies on Need for Communicating Trusted COVID-19 Vaccine Information (April 15, 2021)
• Nation’s Health Officials Call for Greater Collaboration and Communication with Federal Government (Sept. 2, 2020)
• Use of Face Coverings by the General Public to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 (April 3, 2020)
• Easing Public Health Measures Amid COVID-19 Outbreak (March 27, 2020)
• Health Officials React to First Coronavirus Case in United States (Jan. 21, 2020)