Our Work

ASTHO supports, equips, and advocates for state and territorial health officials in their work of advancing the public’s health and well-being by providing capacity building and technical assistance in a variety of areas. Select a topic area from the list to learn more.

Core Areas

Our Latest Briefs and Infographics

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Centralizing Administrative Functions, with Lessons Learned from Guam

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Advancing Health Equity Science Implementation in Health Departments

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Engaging Communities Is a Critical Tobacco Control Strategy

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Cross-Sector Collaboration to End Homelessness in Wisconsin

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Enhancing Consumer Awareness Improves Access to Risk-Appropriate Care

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Implementing Levels of Maternal Care Improves Access to Risk-Appropriate Care

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Evidence-Based Approaches to Promoting Health Equity in Retail Food Safety

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State Approaches to Community Health Worker Certification

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Our Latest Reports

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Tobacco Use in King County Washington: A Medicaid Data Analysis Report

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COVID-19 Impact on Inpatient Admissions and Chronic Conditions Among Medicaid Enrollees with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Analysis of Louisiana and Pennsylvania

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Cross Sector Collaborations: Addressing Health Inequities in Access to Care Through Public Health and Transportation Partnerships

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Polysubstance Use During Pregnancy and the Benefits of Universal Verbal Screening

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How Pennsylvania Health Department’s Cross-Sector Partnerships Are Strengthening Climate and Environmental Justice

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Overdose Prevention Policy Considerations: A Policy Playbook for State and Territorial Health Officials and Agencies

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How State Health Departments Can Reduce Stigma to Improve Care for Patients Taking Long-Term Opioid Therapy

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How Healthcare Providers Can Reduce Stigma to Improve Care for Patients Taking Long-Term Opioid Therapy

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Our Latest Toolkits

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Championing Change: A Toolkit for Addressing Vaccine Equity Through Community Mobilization

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Leveraging Healthy People 2030 to Build Non-Traditional Multisector Partnerships

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Public Health Authority Toolkit

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Health Equity Policy Toolkit

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Our Latest Resources

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Navigating Public Health Planning with Precision and Purpose

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Developing a Data Dashboard to Address Health Equity Concerns: Insights from Puerto Rico

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Changes to 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for CHI Services

Policy Cheat Sheet

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Recipient Orientation Handbook for OD2A State and LOCAL Cooperative Agreements

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