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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,
Health Care 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 ...

Public Health Thank You Day: Thoughts From ASTHO Leadership

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Workforce,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Health Equity,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Quality Improvement,
Amber Norris Williams,
Carolyn McCoy,
Danny Staley,
Jim Blumenstock,
Karl Ensign,
Lindsey Myers,
Marcus Plescia,
Meredith Allen,
Michael Fraser,
Zarnaaz Bashir,
Leadership Development,
Public Health Workforce

Every year on Nov. 22, ASTHO—and countless other agencies and organizations worldwide—take a moment to acknowledge the public health workforce on Public Health Thank You Day. Like so many other days of recognition, it has become a blip on ...

A New Approach to Breaking the Cycle: Creating a Shift in Emergency Medical Services to Address Substance Use Disorder

Blog,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Mental Health,
New Jersey,
Timothy Seplaki,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Workforce

If EMS can change the perception of patients with Substance Use Disorder, they will see that building rapport and encouraging the patient to seek help from resources they provide can be mutually beneficial. For EMS, it reduces the call ...

Equity Will Come Standard at ASTHO

Blog,
People of Public Health,
News,
ASTHO News,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Public Health Workforce,
DELPH,
Leadership Development,
Michael Fraser,
Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge,
Joya Coffman

An issue that public health wrestles with is how to combat racism as we would any other public health emergency. ASTHO’s board of directors has declared structural racism a public health emergency. And health equity is the number one ...

ASTHO President Nirav D. Shah Looks Ahead to 2022

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care 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, ...

The Vital Role of State Primary Care Offices: Ensuring Access to Quality Care

Blog,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Maryland,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Workforce

Ensuring access to competent primary care is an essential function of state and territorial health agencies. Research findings indicate that access to regular primary care is associated with higher rates of receiving preventive care and ...

Rural Health Perspectives: West Virginia and Montana Share Priorities

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Rural Health,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Population Health and Prevention,
Montana,
West Virginia,
Andrew Tucker,
Ayne Amjad,
Maggie Cook-Shimanek,
Health Care Access,
Telehealth,
COVID Resilience,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
COVID and Funding,
Public Health Workforce,
Leadership Development

In recognition of Rural Health Day, which falls on Nov. 18, we spoke with Ayne Amjad (SHO-WV) and Maggie Cook-Shimanek (SHO-MT) about the importance of public health in rural areas.

How State and Territorial Health Departments Can Navigate Recent Executive Actions

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Funding,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Tribal Health,
Partnership,
State Health Policy,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID and Supply Chain,
COVID Testing and Screening,
Emergency Powers,
Public Health Law,
Carolyn McCoy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Workforce

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 ...