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States Work to Support Rural Hospitals Despite Pandemic Challenges

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Workforce,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Rural Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
California,
Hawaii,
Maryland,
Kentucky,
Kansas,
Oklahoma,
Utah,
Beth Giambrone,
Public Health Workforce

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 closures across the country. Many ...

Who Are the Vaccinators? A Look at the Vaccination Workforce

Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Workforce,
COVID Vaccine,
Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Kansas,
Arkansas,
Indiana,
Maine,
Minnesota,
North Dakota,
South Carolina,
Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Oregon,
Maryland,
Pennsylvania,
California,
Illinois,
Adrianna Evans,
Maggie Davis,
People of Public Health,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Workforce

As the U.S. continues to undertake the largest vaccination campaign in almost a century, it has required government at all levels to surge workforce capacity. The federal government, states, territories, and local jurisdictions are acting ...

What to Know About the American Rescue Plan

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Funding,
COVID Recovery,
COVID and Workforce,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Funding,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
Mattie Quinn,
Population Health and Prevention,
Public Health Workforce

One of President Biden’s first actions just before being sworn into office was to draft up the American Rescue Plan, a sweeping proposal that ASTHO has committed to working with the Biden Administration on. The proposal offers a national ...

ASTHO’s Most Used Resources of 2021

News,
ASTHO News,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Workforce,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Health Equity,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Pandemics,
Policy,
Public Health Law,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Overdose Prevention,
Blog,
Leadership Development,
Public Health Workforce,
Dylan Reynolds

ASTHO's mission is to support, equip, and advocate for state and territorial health officials in their work of advancing the public's health and well-being. To that end, here are the 12 most popular resources our members, partners, ...

How Washington State Leverages Data to Improve Emergency Preparedness

Blog,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID Preparedness,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Natural Disasters,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Workforce,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Washington,
Erin Laird

How Washington State Leverages Data to Improve Emergency Preparedness Erin Laird Learn how Washington State has created a robust system for distributing public health and medical supplies during emergencies. When an emergency strikes, ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Health Equity and Rural Health

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Telehealth,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID and Telehealth,
Public Health Workforce,
Beth Giambrone,
Maggie Davis

ASTHO has identified health equity and rural health as issues that policymakers across the country will consider in 2022.

National Rural Health Day: States Investing in Rural Communities

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Rural Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Quality Improvement,
Accreditation,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Workforce,
Anna Bartels

November 18 is National Rural Health Day, a commemoration started by State Offices of Rural Health to recognize the power and resilience of rural communities. Twenty percent of the U.S. population lives in rural communities. Recognizing ...

ASTHO President Nirav D. Shah Looks Ahead to 2022

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Health Equity,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID Recovery,
COVID Resilience,
COVID and Workforce,
Nirav Shah,
Communications,
Members,
Leadership Development,
Public Health Workforce

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 give us hope. As we look ahead to 2022, ...