All COVID-19 Resources

Improving Access to Oral Healthcare: A Snapshot of State Initiatives

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Telehealth,

Maine,

New Hampshire,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

North Carolina,

Virginia,

Katrin Patterson

For many Americans, access to dental care remains out of reach, but there are a number of states pursuing strategies to improve access and oral health outcomes, such as primary care and dental care integration, workforce innovations, and ...

Reshaping Contraceptive Access Efforts By Centering Equity, Justice, and Autonomy

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Contraception Access,

Katrin Patterson,

Ellen Pliska,

Sanaa Akbarali,

Article

This full supplement in American Journal of Public Health was sponsored by ASTHO and contains articles developed by ASTHO.

The COVID-19 Impact on Our Mental Health System

Blog,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID and Telehealth,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Julia Wunder,

Janet Oputa,

Katrin Patterson,

Health Policy Update

As we commemorate Mental Health Month in May, state health departments are tasked with a monumental public health crisis that includes the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and suicide.

A Field Placement Approach to Enhance State and Local Capacity for Opioid-Related Issues Affecting Pregnant and Postpartum People and Infants Prenatally Exposed to Opioids and Other Substance

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Ellen Pliska,

Sanaa Akbarali,

Ramya Dronamraju,

Katrin Patterson,

Wanda Barfield,

Article

This article in Journal of Women's Health describes the implementation of a temporary field placement approach and suggests that this approach could be replicated to enhance state and local capacity to respond to the opioid crisis or ...

Supporting Infant & Child Immunizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Q&A With Michael Warren

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Special Populations,

Immunization,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

ACEs,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Katrin Patterson,

Michael Warren,

Healthcare Access,

Vaccine Distribution,

Partnership,

Communications,

COVID and Communication,

Infant and Child Health

In recognition of National Infant Immunization Week, ASTHO and AMCHP interviewed Michael Warren, MD, MPH, FAAP, and Associate Administrator of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) at the Health Resources and Services Administration ...