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The Search for Good Data to Support Health Equity in Public Health

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People of Public Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Leadership Development,

DELPH,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Partnership,

Data Modernization,

Kristine Tran,

Fredrick L. Echols,

Michelle Izumizaki,

Deborah Hinds,

Feliciana Turner,

Gayatri Raol

Six DELPH scholars give their insights to learn more about how the data modernization initiative and DEI intersect with public health.

Promoting Mental Well-Being in a Post-Pandemic World

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Social Determinants of Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Blog,

Colleen Carr,

Elimination of Disparities,

Connecticut,

Maryland,

Data Modernization,

Race and Public Health,

LGBTQ+,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Partnership

Although suicide was a critical public health issue in the U.S. long before the COVID-19 pandemic began, Americans are now reporting increased mental health challenges like depression, anxiety, and suicidal behaviors. In addition, millions ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Health Equity and Rural Health

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Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Telehealth,

Public Health Workforce,

Beth Giambrone,

Maggie Davis

ASTHO has identified health equity and rural health as issues that policymakers across the country will consider in 2022.

Leading Health Security Efforts Through Strategic Collaboration and Innovation

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Partnership,

Preparedness,

Natural Disasters,

Pandemics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Strategic Planning,

Public Health Workforce,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Health Equity,

Disability Inclusion,

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Informatics and Surveillance,

Infectious Disease,

Emerging Infectious Diseases,

Data Modernization,

Margaret Nilz

Leading Health Security Efforts Through Strategic Collaboration and Innovation Margaret Nilz This blog post illustrates how health agencies' strategic plans can improve health security and emergency preparedness. Strategic planning is ...

Linking Datasets to Address Racial Equity in Maternal and Child Health Outcomes

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Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

PRAMS,

Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

California,

Georgia,

Massachusetts,

Stephany Strahle

Linking Datasets to Address Racial Equity in Maternal and Child Health Outcomes astho, association of state and territorial health officials, data sources, people of color, centers for disease control, racial inequities, advance racial ...

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

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Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Mental Health,

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Alabama,

California,

Colorado,

Florida,

Hawaii,

Indiana,

Louisiana,

Maine,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

New Hampshire,

New York,

West Virginia,

Andy Baker-White,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Education

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century, as well as some of the most powerful and cost-effective tools to prevent disease, disparities, disability, and death among children and adults. The COVID-19 ...

D.C. Director of Health's New Plan to Champion Maternal and Child Health

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People of Public Health,

Members,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Healthcare Access,

Elimination of Disparities,

Washington, D.C.,

LaQuandra Nesbitt

Interview with LaQuandra Nesbitt, MD, MPH, director of DC Health, about perinatal health, collaboration with community health centers, and opportunities to address disparities in maternal and child health outcomes.

The Seven Biggest Public Health Policy Issues on the Hill in 2020

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Emergency Powers,

Public Health Law,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Funding,

Healthcare Access,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Data Modernization

As a truly historic year comes to an end, many public health policy issues received a considerable amount of attention in 2020. Subjects such as the pandemic that will live on in infamy, racial health disparities, and the future of the ...

STD Awareness Month Highlights a Rise in Rates for Sixth Straight Year

Infectious Disease,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Blog,

Julia Greenspan,

LGBTQ+,

Social Determinants of Health,

Race and Public Health

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 ...

From the Chief Medical Officer: What Needs to Change to Achieve Better Health Equity Metrics

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People of Public Health,

Series,

Chief Medical Officer Series,

Health Equity,

Operationalizing Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Special Populations,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Data Modernization,

Marcus Plescia

We can prepare for the future of health equity and data by ensuring the equitable collection of data and building systems that are flexible enough to account for forward progress.