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ASTHO’s Public Health Resolutions for 2021

News,

ASTHO News,

Population Health and Prevention,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Rural Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Accreditation,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Tobacco Control,

Blog,

Alannah Kittle,

Cara Person,

Kristi Meadows,

Vector-Borne Disease

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 data from a variety of sources—including ...

What ASTHO Expects from the Incoming Biden Administration

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

COVID and Funding,

COVID Testing and Screening,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Population Health and Prevention

As the country prepares for the inauguration of President-Elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Wednesday, the incoming administration has highlighted several priorities over the next four years. This post is a summary of priorities that are ...

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Mental Health,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Rural Health,

Alabama,

California,

Colorado,

Florida,

Hawaii,

Indiana,

Louisiana,

Maine,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

New Hampshire,

New York,

West Virginia,

Andy Baker-White,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Education

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 among children and adults. The COVID-19 ...

Using Your Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Food Insecurity

Blog,

Funding,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Race and Public Health,

Rural Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Tribal Health,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Shelby Rowell,

Infant and Child Health

Food insecurity is a pervasive barrier to the health and well-being of many differing vulnerable populations in the United States, including minority populations and rural communities.

Examining the Americans With Disabilities Act in Emergency Responses

Preparedness,

Health Equity,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Population Health and Prevention,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

At-Risk Populations,

Social Determinants of Health,

Pandemics,

Natural Disasters,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

California,

Nevada,

Virginia,

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Adrianna Evans,

Disability Inclusion,

State Health Policy,

Race and Public Health,

Partnership

On Dec. 3, the International Day of People with Disabilities commemorates disability rights and brings awareness to essential issues for those with disabilities by promoting the “well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of ...

ASTHO Releases Five Health Policy Statements

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News,

ASTHO News,

Policy Statement,

Michael Fraser,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Territories and Freely Associated States

On October 31, 2023 ASTHO announced the approval of one new and four updated health policy statements.

Building a More Equitable Food and Nutritional Assistance System Post-Pandemic: Perspective From Feeding America

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Recovery,

Bouce Forward,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Partnership,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Texas,

Ohio,

Michigan,

Illinois,

New Jersey,

Jadi Romero,

Blog

The need for food and nutritional assistance is growing. Based on Feeding America’s food insecurity projections released in March, it is anticipated that 42 million people may experience food insecurity this year—up from 35 million ...