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Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center: A Pandemic Lifeline

Blog,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
COVID Resilience,
COVID Recovery,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Health Equity,
Series,
Public Health Transformation,
Guam,
Alex Wheatley,
Youth Mental Health

The COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity for an existing behavioral health resource—the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center’s Crisis Hotline—to become a household name. During the pandemic, the hotline became a lifeline for a ...

Jurisdictions Moving Many ASTHO Essential Tobacco Control Policies Forward

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Alaska,
American Samoa,
California,
Florida,
Georgia,
Guam,
Hawaii,
Illinois,
Iowa,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
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Massachusetts,
Mississippi,
Nebraska,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Oregon,
Puerto Rico,
Rhode Island,
Tennessee,
Virgin Islands,
Washington,
Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Joshua Berry,
Ann Abraham,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Evidence or Fact-Based Measures

Over the past several years, states and jurisdictions have continued to implement important policies to reduce tobacco and nicotine use, including increasing tobacco prices, expanding areas deemed “smoke-free,” limiting the sale of ...

Sharing Island Stories on Health Equity: Setting the Stage for Equity in the Island Areas

Blog,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Elimination of Disparities,
Preparedness,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Community Health Workers,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
American Samoa,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Guam,
Marshall Islands,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Palau,
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Alex Wheatley,
Julia Von Alexander,
Kelsey Donnellan,
Neyling Fajardo,
Operationalizing Equity,
Island Equity

In the spring of 2022, ASTHO’s island area members convened at the first island-focused COVID-19 Health Equity Action Institutes and asked each other what creating an equitable and sustainable public health and healthcare system looks like ...

Insular Areas Consider Variety of Public Health Related Legislation

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Community Health Workers,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Guam,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Virgin Islands,
Palau,
Marshall Islands,
American Samoa,
Puerto Rico,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Andy Baker-White,
Beth Giambrone,
Emely Sanchez,
Partnership,
Advocacy,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities

Each year, ASTHO tracks and analyzes key legislation that impacts public health, and highlights the emerging trends for our members. While the bulk of the tracked legislation arises in state legislatures, ASTHO also follows legislation ...

Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention in the Pacific Territories

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Series,
Chief Medical Officer Series,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Heart Disease,
Stroke,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Guam,
Marshall Islands,
Palau,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Marcus Plescia

Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention in the Pacific Territories heart disease, stroke prevention, american heart month, cardiovascular health, chronic disease, pacific territories, environmental infrastructure, disease epidemic, tobacco ...

Overcoming Baked-In Inequities and Promoting Health Equity in the Island Areas

Blog,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Elimination of Disparities,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID Resilience,
COVID and Workforce,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Community Health Workers,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
American Samoa,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Guam,
Marshall Islands,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Palau,
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Alex Wheatley,
Julia Von Alexander,
Kelsey Donnellan,
Neyling Fajardo,
Island Areas 101,
Operationalizing Equity,
Island Equity

Many health equity frameworks have been built in the context of the states, as such, they do not always translate easily to the U.S. territories and freely associated states.