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Ending the HIV Epidemic: 40 Years of Progress

Infectious Disease,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Healthcare Access,
Arizona,
California,
Washington, D.C.,
New Jersey,
Blog,
Anna Bartels,
Tequam Worku,
Illinois,
Virginia,
Nevada,
Pennsylvania,
Minnesota,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Federal Government Affairs,
Data Modernization and Informatics

This June marked the 40-year anniversary of the first five cases of what later became known as AIDS reported in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Since then, more than 32 million people have died from the disease worldwide and ...

The Youth Mental Health Crisis: States Invest in Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Strategies

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
ACEs,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Oregon,
Texas,
Rhode Island,
Oklahoma,
Illinois,
Washington,
Maggie Davis,
Robin Matthies,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Evidence or Fact-Based Measures,
Data Modernization,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
LGBTQ+,
Social Determinants of Health,
At-Risk Populations

Following disruptions to daily life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency departments saw an increase of mental health-related visits. A June 2021 study showed a significant increase of mental health-related visits among ...

In Case You Missed It: 10 Headlines from ASTHO’s Public Health TechXpo

Blog,
ASTHO Events,
Members,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Social Determinants of Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Funding,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID and Telehealth,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Data Modernization,
Alaska,
Tennessee,
Washington,
Wisconsin,
Dylan Reynolds

A quick rundown of sessions and speakers at the 2022 ASTHO Public Health TechXpo.

Public Health Highlights of President’s FY22 Budget Proposal

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Funding,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Funding,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Preparedness,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
Data Modernization,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Pandemics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Public Health Workforce

In May 2021, President Biden released full details of the fiscal year 2022 budget. Overall, the budget request combines President Biden's American Jobs Plan, his American Families Plan, and funding priorities for the Pentagon and ...

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

Blog,
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

Blog,
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 ...

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

Blog,
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,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Rural Health,
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 ...

Advanced Grant Payments: Creating a More Equitable Public Health System

Blog,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Public Health Infrastructure Grant,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Health Equity,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Infectious Disease,
Emerging Infectious Diseases,
Colorado,
Jignasa Jani,
Ryan Rivera,
STAR Center

Advanced Grant Payments: Creating a More Equitable Public Health System Advanced Grant Payments Promote Equity in Public Health Jignasa Jani, Ryan Rivera Learn how advanced grant payments can ensure smaller community-based organizations ...

Jurisdictions Using Policy to Address Unique Island Area Health Challenges

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Social Determinants of Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Federal Government Affairs,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
American Samoa,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Guam,
Marshall Islands,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Beth Giambrone,
Parker Beene

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 ...

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 ...

The Epidemic of Epidemics: Opioids, Part II

Podcast,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Funding,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Partnership,
Kentucky,
West Virginia,
Robert Johnson,
Aaron Lopata,
Christina Mullins,
Greg Corby-Lee,
Joe Markiewicz,
Infectious Disease,
Syndemic-Related Infections,
Public Health Review

The second half of Public Health Review's story on the opioid epidemic explores how coalitions in Kentucky are driving prevention efforts, what public health practitioners in West Virginia are doing to identify and care for newborns ...

Health Service Utilization Patterns Among Medicaid Enrollees With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Pandemic Response and Recovery Efforts

Article,
Alexandra Kearly,
Madison Hluchan,
Caroline Brazeel,
J.T. Lane,
Janet Oputa,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Medicaid Data and Analysis,
Research,
Data Modernization and Informatics

This article in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice assesses the impact of COVID-19 on health service utilization of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through an analysis of Medicaid claims data..

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

Blog,
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.

2023 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Contraception Access,
Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Public Health Workforce,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
California,
Connecticut,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Missouri,
Montana,
New Jersey,
New York,
Oklahoma,
Rhode Island,
Texas,
Vermont,
Washington,
Maggie Davis,
Andy Baker-White,
Lillian Colasurdo,
Lana McKinney

A mid-session legislative update on five of ASTHO's top 10 public health state policy issues to watch in 2023: data privacy and modernization, reproductive health, health equity, strengthening public health agencies, and immunization.