Leveraging Public Health Assets in Medicaid Managed Care
This three-part report maps the public health capacities, assets, and resources onto the obligations and direction of Medicaid agencies and their managed care health plans.
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Cross-Sector Partnerships to Improve Health and Housing Outcomes: Resource Guide
This report synthesizes partnership, financing, and data-sharing approaches that healthcare, housing providers, and other sectors can undertake to improve health and housing outcomes.
Advancing Breastfeeding During a Pandemic
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The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges for breastfeeding families and state breastfeeding initiatives. This brief discusses these challenges and how states in ASTHO’s Breastfeeding Learning Community are overcoming ...
How to Support Youth Post COVID-19 With More Flexible Policies
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How to Support Youth Post COVID-19 With More Flexible Policies Caitlin Langhorne Griffith, Victoria Pless, Martha Yeide Over the past few months, COVID-19 has highlighted how current policies and funding do not support an equitable ...
New Mexico Implements and Expands Physical Activity Programs in Rural Communities
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Sally Davis, director of UNM-PRC, discusses engaging rural communities, implementing evidence-based physical activity recommendations, and successfully adapting physical activity programs in other settings.
Jurisdictions Using Policy to Address Unique Island Area Health Challenges
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ASTHO has several members from the territories and Freely Associated States—jurisdictions with unique challenges, and do not fall under the category of a state or federal district. This post is a brief look at some of the public health ...
Home Visiting Reauthorization: The First Trimester
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The Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting program, which provides visiting services to parents with young children, is up for Congressional reauthorization. This post explores the importance of the program and why it should be ...
How States Are Addressing the Public Health Crisis of Racism
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An increasing body of research finds racism can have a significant impact across one’s lifespan. Research shows that persistent exposure to racial discrimination may result in premature aging, poor health outcomes, and increased prevalence ...
Harnessing the Power of Rural: Expanding Access to Telehealth
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As we celebrate National Rural Health Day this year, we are reminded of how important telehealth can be for public health and healthcare. Telehealth can minimize challenges faced by rural patients and communities—such as transportation, ...
STD Awareness Month Highlights a Rise in Rates for Sixth Straight Year
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Though COVID-19 has dominated public health over the past year, other communicable diseases are still occurring at troubling rates. The CDC recently released data in their Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2019 report, showing ...
Examining the Americans With Disabilities Act in Emergency Responses
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On Dec. 3, the International Day of People with Disabilities commemorates disability rights and brings awareness to essential issues for those with disabilities by promoting the “well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of ...
Incorporating Health Equity Into Overdose Prevention
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Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) Case Study: New York State’s Power of Voice Program
Current Trends in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
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States are pioneering strategies to improve access to sexual and reproductive education and healthcare for adolescents.
Midterm Elections: Predictions on Congressional Priorities for Upcoming Session
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Midterm Elections: Predictions on Congressional Priorities for Upcoming Session astho, association of state and territorial health officials, public health, opioid crisis, congressional priorities, sequestration cuts, healthy future task ...
Using Health Equity Indicators to Guide Community Health Improvement in U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States
Learn how to achieve health equity as well as identify and develop health equity metrics using local and representative data to improve community health.
Tobacco Use in King County Washington: A Medicaid Data Analysis Report
Tobacco Use in King County Washington: A Medicaid Data Analysis Report ASTHO Staff, King County Staff, University of Washington Staff Washington state provides an excellent model for integrating Medicaid data to address tobacco use. ...
Collaborations Between Health Systems and Community-Based Organizations
Across the nation, healthcare delivery systems and community-based organizations are developing partnerships to address the social determinants of health and behavioral health needs of the populations they serve. This report details ...
Health in All Policies Evaluation Tool for State and Local Health Departments
Health in All Policies Evaluation Tool for State and Local Health Departments ASTHO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, social determinants of health, promote health equity, highest level of health, united states, ...
Building a More Equitable Food and Nutritional Assistance System Post-Pandemic: Perspective From Feeding America
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The need for food and nutritional assistance is growing. Based on Feeding America’s food insecurity projections released in March, it is anticipated that 42 million people may experience food insecurity this year—up from 35 million ...
Transportation, a Destination in Itself
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Access to quality and reliable transportation is an indispensable aspect of American life. But for too many, social and economic conditions stand in the way. How do residents of Elk County, Kansas—where the nearest hospital is about 70 ...