Telehealth Resources

These ASTHO-produced resources focus on telehealth topics. Documents include the use of telehealth and telemedicine and other alternate care modalities for response to COVID-19.

Guidance Documents

Issue Briefs

• ASTHOBrief: Advancing Breastfeeding During a Pandemic (Nov. 20, 2020)
• COVID-19 Data Reporting and Technology (Nov. 17, 2020)
• ASTHOBrief: Virtual Food Safety Inspections During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Oct. 29, 2020)
• Using Telebehavioral Health to Increase Access to Care for Rural and Vulnerable Populations Amid COVID-19 (PDF) (updated May 7, 2020)
• Using Telehealth to Reduce Healthcare Worker and Patient Exposure - Considerations for State and Territorial Health Leaders (PDF) (updated March 18, 2020)

Blog Posts

• What’s Next for Telehealth: States Try to Make COVID-19 Telehealth Options Permanent (April 29, 2021)
• Contact Tracing and Disease Intervention Telehealth (March 17, 2021)
• Harnessing the Power of Rural: Expanding Access to Telehealth (Nov. 18, 2020)
• Ensuring Safe Access to Oral Healthcare During COVID-19 (June 24, 2020)
• States Leverage Telehealth to Respond to COVID-19 (April 8, 2020)
• 16 Key Considerations for Drive-Through or Mobile Testing (March 19, 2020)

Videos

• ASTHOConnects webinar: Innovative Approaches to Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Care During COVID-19 (Nov. 18, 2020)