Public health agencies have an opportunity to recruit for and retain a diverse and skilled workforce. As new funding opportunities emerge ASTHO recommends a focus on proof, people, and processes.
Learn how Massachusetts has bolstered its public health supply data sharing infrastructure to improve emergency preparedness and response in this blog article.
Illinois Strengthens Public Health Infrastructure with New Data Modernization Director Alicia Camuy Learn how Illinois is using Public Health Infrastructure Grant funding to promote data modernization. As COVID-19 demonstrated, robust data ...
Partner Spotlight: Q&A with Lilly Kan, Project Director, The Pew Charitable Trusts Q&A: Importance of Data Sharing Between Healthcare & Public Health ASTHO Staff Lilly Kan, project director at The Pew Charitable Trusts, ...
Assessing the future of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Fairfax County Health Department Modernizes Infrastructure to Optimize Public Health Data Sharing Susan Fluerant, Reema Mistry, Christina Severin Learn how the Fairfax County Health Department in Virginia is working to modernize its data ...
National Public Health Performance Standards The National Public Health Performance Standards (NPHPS) are based on the Ten Essential Public Health Services, and are designed to assist state and local public health systems, and local ...
Performance Dashboard Tool ASTHO worked with health officials, consultants, and subject matter experts from state and territorial health departments to develop 30 comprehensive performance indicators. Health Officials and Senior Deputies ...
ASTHO’s Quality Improvement Plan Toolkit is designed to assist state and territorial health agency staff with developing an agency-wide quality improvement plan and to facilitate preparation for accreditation by the Public Health ...
This report explores how the seven strategies for HiAP directly relate to the actions involved in developing State Health Improvement Plans, as both are collaborative by nature and seek to improve health and equity.
In recent years, states and territories have started looking at braiding and layering funding streams as a way to leverage existing resources to achieve population-level impact. Adverse childhood experiences is one area that lends itself ...
Sustaining DMI: Medicaid Advanced Planning Document Process How state Medicaid agencies can request enhanced federal funding for Medicaid Enterprise Systems and related activities. Why is the Advanced Planning Document process important? ...
One of tools presidents have to implement and drive their strategy are executive actions. Executive orders and presidential memoranda carry the force of law and allow presidents to move quickly, deliver a clear message, organize the ...
As the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, ASTHO is committed to the T in our name. The health officials from the territories and freely-associated states are valued members and we are committed to advocating for the ...
COVID-19 revealed the dire straits of public health; now, with renewed funding, public health leaders discuss how to use COVID funding to build and maintain sustainable infrastructure.
As COVID-19 spread across the country, misinformation and conspiracy theories led to beliefs that the virus was a hoax and prevention measures were unnecessary. Efforts to limit public health authority resulted in reduced confidence from ...
On Sept. 24, 2020, ASTHO released data from the Profile of State and Territorial Public Health. Findings indicate that in the lead-up to COVID-19 public health agencies around the U.S. continues to provide critical services to their ...