Data modernization improves public health response to emerging health threats and can help address health inequities in the U.S.
Utilizing diverse perspectives allows for public health leaders to better serve their communities through leadership development.
Centering the Community’s Voice in State-Led Health Equity Initiatives health equity, public health departments, health outcomes, michigan public health institute, health disparities, underserved ...
These resources provide a foundation for informed decision-making, effective public health interventions and policy development, and justification for funding and other resource allocations.
ASTHO President Steven Stack, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, shares a message of gratitude to all of the hardworking public health professionals that help keep the nation ...
Health agencies play a key role in preparing for and responding to hurricanes and other severe weather events.
Learn how CNMI and Palau successfully "planned to plan" in an effort to update and develop new public health plans—developing readiness assessments, team charters, and sequencing plans.
Looking ahead to FY 25 public health appropriations.
Three ways policymakers are addressing access to care are through telehealth, safety net and emergency services, and adjusted reimbursement rates to Medicaid-enrolled providers.
The theme for 2019 National Preparedness Month is "Prepared, Not Scared" with an emphasis on encouraging parents, teachers, and caregivers to teach our youth what to do when a crisis ...
Adopting a public health approach to substance use by implementing harm reduction policies across all levels of government can help communities address the overdose crisis. This post analyzes e
Deaf people—especially sign language users—are one community that is often overlooked and forgotten in public health communications, which are almost always caused by miscommunication or exclusivity. ...
Geographic Information Systems and other data visualization tools have become integral parts of public health decision-making workflows and provide crucial support to topic areas such as ...
Alexander Billioux, MD, DPhil, assistant secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, has a vision that moves beyond screening for health-related social needs toward investments in upstream ...
ASTHO speaks with Jeanne Negley, healthcare-associated infection program surveillance director at the Georgia Department of Public Health about about the role health departments can play in making ...
ASTHO was funded by CDC to create a breast cancer disparities learning community to help health departments in Arizona, Tennessee, and West Virginia identify and address the unique state and local ...
ASTHO speaks with Julie K. Wood about how family physicians are approaching the social determinants of health and to explore the value of partnerships between physicians and public health leaders.
Telehealth is a growing innovation, for rural and underserved areas in particular, telehealth can reduce transportation barriers and address workforce shortages.
As cannabidiol (CBD)-infused products continue to grow in popularity, states have begun to regulate CBD-related products through legislation and agency rulemaking.