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ASTHO Responds to House Ways and Means Request for Information on Improving Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Areas

Advocacy,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Social Determinants of Health,
Rural Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Funding,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Territorial Health Policy,
Michael Fraser

On Oct. 4, 2023, ASTHO responded to a Request for Information from the U.S. House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee on the subject of improving access to healthcare and rural and underserved areas, including the island ...

Inclusive Contracting: Successes to Advance Breastfeeding Equity

Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Funding,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Blog,
Aika Aluc,
Evangeline Crawford,
Ify Mordi,
Melissa L. Lewis,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Grants and Contracts Management,
At-Risk Populations,
Alaska,
Arkansas,
Colorado,
Elimination of Disparities,
Infant and Child Health,
Public Health Workforce

Though now an illegal practice, government contracts, policies, and practices have generally excluded women, and Black, Indigenous, and people of color. Still, practices and existing structures continue the inequitable distribution of all ...

ASTHO Urges Increased Investment to Address Growing Obesity Epidemic

News Release,
News,
Public Health News,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Elimination of Disparities,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Marcus Plescia,
Nutrition and Fitness,
Race and Public Health,
Funding

ASTHO Urges Increased Investment to Address Growing Obesity Epidemic ARLINGTON, VA—Obesity rates in the United States are on the rise, according to new reports from CDC and Trust for America’s Health. The number of states ...