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ASTHO CMO Offers Solutions Following CDC Report Warning of Rising Heart Disease Burden

Blog,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Heart Disease,
Stroke,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Marcus Plescia,
Series,
Chief Medical Officer Series

To help reverse upward trends in heart disease, CDC has called on state and territorial health departments to continue work in tobacco and obesity prevention, the dominant behavioral risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

Men and Firearms: Proven Public Health Interventions to Curb Violence

Blog,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Mental Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Lindsey Myers,
Marcus Plescia,
Evidence or Fact-Based Measures,
Youth Mental Health,
Firearm Injury and Violence Prevention

The recent mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde, and elsewhere across the country, have drawn renewed attention to firearm violence as a major public health issue in our nation. It’s a particularly important issue to consider during Men’s ...

The Historic Opportunity COVID-19 Presents to Address Health Equity

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Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Testing and Screening,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
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COVID and Workforce,
Population Health and Prevention,
Race and Public Health,
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At-Risk Populations,
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Marcus Plescia,
Operationalizing Equity,
People of Public Health,
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Chief Medical Officer Series

The disparities experienced during the COVID pandemic have brought a national focus to health equity in our nation. The attention and resources currently being provided to help address health inequities provide an opportunity that I have ...

Best Practices for States to Identify and Address Breast Cancer Disparities

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Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Race and Public Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
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Tennessee,
West Virginia,
Joshua Berry,
Marcus Plescia

ASTHO was funded by CDC to create a breast cancer disparities learning community to help health departments in Arizona, Tennessee, and West Virginia identify and address the unique state and local disparities in breast cancer screening ...

ASTHO Urges Increased Investment to Address Growing Obesity Epidemic

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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 ...