All COVID-19 Resources

ASTHO Awards Public Health Leaders and Agencies for Service

News Release,

ASTHO News,

Members,

Awards and Recognition,

Janae Price,

John Wiesman,

Paul Halverson,

Stephanie C. Williams,

Texas,

New York,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Montana,

Tribal Health

ASTHO Awards Public Health Leaders and Agencies for Service BETHESDA, MD—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) presented several awards during its 2019 Annual Meeting and ...

A Matter of Life and Death: How States Are Tackling Sepsis as Public Policy

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

Members,

New York,

Robert Johnson,

Anthony Fiore,

Ciaran Staunton,

Howard Zucker,

Public Health Review

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by the body’s extreme response to an infection, it can rapidly lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. Our guests on this episode discuss the ...

Empowering Community Health Workers to Advance Health Equity

Blog,

Community Health Workers,

DELPH,

New York,

Massachusetts,

North Carolina,

Keon Lewis,

Karla Granado,

Yoann Sophie Antoine Jean-Felix

Empowering Community Health Workers to Advance Health Equity ASTHO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, community health workers, health equity, covid-19, health inequities, public ...

How States Can Leverage JUUL Settlement Funds to Promote Public Health

Health Policy Update,

Tobacco Control,

Funding,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Arizona,

California,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Massachusetts,

Minnesota,

Mississippi,

New Mexico,

New York,

North Carolina,

Pennsylvania,

Puerto Rico,

Washington, D.C.,

Amy Ciarlo,

Matta Sannoh

To address the youth tobacco epidemic, jurisdictions filed lawsuits against JUUL to end their marketing practices aimed at youth and to obtain compensation from the financial toll experienced by ...

Legislative Action Bridging Public Health and Clinical Healthcare

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Telehealth,

Public Health Workforce,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Florida,

Maryland,

Texas,

Arkansas,

Indiana,

California,

Illinois,

Iowa,

Montana,

Nevada,

New Mexico,

New York,

Oklahoma,

West Virginia,

Kentucky,

Ashley Cram,

Brianna Gorman

Three ways policymakers are addressing access to care are through telehealth, safety net and emergency services, and adjusted reimbursement rates to Medicaid-enrolled providers.

Engaging Communities Is a Critical Tobacco Control Strategy

Brief,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Tobacco Control,

Indiana,

Minnesota,

New York,

Pennsylvania,

Rhode Island,

Michigan,

Washington,

Wisconsin,

Matta Sannoh,

Joshua Berry,

Charla Sutton,

Kenny Ray,

Ashley Hebert,

Iman Byfield

Engaging Communities Is a Critical Tobacco Control Strategy Community Engagement Tobacco Control, Menthol Cigarette Disparities, Tobacco Control Learning Collaborative, Culturally Tailored Tobacco ...

The Impact of Non-Medical Vaccine Exemptions on Childhood Vaccination Rates

Health Policy Update,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

State Health Policy,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

Georgia,

Iowa,

Massachusetts,

Minnesota,

Mississippi,

Montana,

Nebraska,

New Mexico,

New York,

Ohio,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Utah,

Vermont,

Virginia,

West Virginia,

Heather Tomlinson

As many state legislatures seek to expand vaccine exemptions, it’s important to understand the fundamental differences in exemption type and their impact on a community.

2023 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Contraception Access,

Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Health Equity,

Immunization,

Public Health Workforce,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

California,

Connecticut,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Maine,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Missouri,

Montana,

New Jersey,

New York,

Oklahoma,

Rhode Island,

Texas,

Vermont,

Washington,

Maggie Davis,

Andy Baker-White,

Lillian Colasurdo,

Lana McKinney

A mid-session legislative update on five of ASTHO's top 10 public health state policy issues to watch in 2023: data privacy and modernization, reproductive health, health equity, strengthening ...

Domestic Holiday Travel Pandemic Restrictions and Recommendations

Health Policy Update,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Preparedness,

Tribal Health,

Emergency Powers,

State Health Policy,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Alabama,

Alaska,

American Samoa,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

California,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Washington, D.C.,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Florida,

Georgia,

Guam,

Hawaii,

Idaho,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Kansas,

Kentucky,

Louisiana,

Maine,

Marshall Islands,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Minnesota,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

Montana,

Nebraska,

Nevada,

New Hampshire,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

New York,

North Carolina,

North Dakota,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Ohio,

Oklahoma,

Oregon,

Palau,

Pennsylvania,

Puerto Rico,

Rhode Island,

South Carolina,

South Dakota,

Tennessee,

Texas,

Utah,

Vermont,

Virgin Islands,

Virginia,

West Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Wyoming,

Maggie Davis

The 2020 holiday season is coinciding with a nationwide surge of COVID-19 cases. With great concern that holiday travel to see loved ones may exacerbate community spread of the virus, many states are ...

2023 Legislative Session Update: Part One

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Mental Health,

HIV,

Opioids,

Tobacco Control,

PFAS,

Florida,

Guam,

Hawaii,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Kentucky,

Mississippi,

New Mexico,

New York,

Oklahoma,

South Dakota,

Utah,

Vermont,

Virginia,

West Virginia,

Beth Giambrone,

Christina Severin,

Parker Beene,

Maggie Davis

A mid-session legislative update on five of ASTHO's top 10 public health state policy issues to watch in 2023: tobacco, HIV, mental health, PFAS, and opioids.