Cross Sector Collaborations: Addressing Health Inequities in Access to Care Through Public Health and Transportation Partnerships
These states are connecting public health and transportation to improve access to healthcare—learn how in this report.
These states are connecting public health and transportation to improve access to healthcare—learn how in this report.
Health providers have widely used telehealth to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection and to improve access to healthcare services thanks in large part to policy changes and regulations. This ...
All too often, work in health, housing, and human services systems is siloed. However, when you move upstream and work together, these industries can address the root causes of health and social ...
When rural hospitals close, it increases the distance people must travel for essential healthcare services. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and magnified the factors leading to rural hospital ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the consequences of decades of underfunding. To ensure we are better prepared for future pandemics and biological threats, we must consider the long-term ...
Amid so much uncertainty, it might feel naïve to make any claims about what the future holds. But it is in these moments that it becomes more important than ever to have beacons to guide us and ...
Public Health leaders know that location matters and has a significant impact on an individual’s health—and initiatives that have the highest impact focus on localized conditions and speak directly ...
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 ...
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 ...
Telehealth technologies provide an opportunity for state and territorial health agencies to expand access to public health programs. This resource provides an overview the most common types of ...
This four-part infographic series, developed by ASTHO with support from CDC’s Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS), illustrates successes from six state health ...
This report synthesizes partnership, financing, and data-sharing approaches that healthcare, housing providers, and other sectors can undertake to improve health and housing outcomes.
While governments have faced challenges in adopting a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach to respond to COVID-19, the impact of the public health emergency across sectors such as housing, ...
Improving Access to Healthcare in the Pacific: Q&A with Patrick Abraham access to healthcare, federated states of micronesia, underserved populations, health infrastructure, primary care ...
Investing in Indiana’s Public Health Infrastructure Through Community-Driven Policy Change public health infrastructure, community driven policy, indiana state health commissioner, public health ...
This report provides guidance on boosting power outage support for people who use life support and other durable medical equipment devices.
Learn how state health and transportation agencies are partnering to improve physical access to healthcare.
This summary of our annual environmental scan identifies public health concerns and trends and health agencies’ top current and emerging priorities.
This episode explains what the Shared Risk and Protective Factors framework is, and how states and territories can collaborate with a broader range of partners to implement research-based programs, ...
In-depth analysis on state health policy surrounding rural health. This is part of ASTHO's annual legislative prospectus series.