May is Mental Health Month, and in 2020, health officials are tasked with navigating the impact of COVID-19 on the behavioral health system. The rates of depression, suicide, and substance use are expected to surge as communities continue ...
This episode emphasizes the importance of addressing heart disease and stroke prevention through approaches that center on health equity, including systems-level changes, quality improvement, and community development. CDC’s Division for ...
Medicaid is a publicly-funded health insurance program that currently covers 74 million people in the United States. Opportunities exist through Medicaid to address the social determinants of health. An ASTHO senior director in the Center ...
Gillian K. SteelFisher, PhD, MSc shares a meta-analysis of the many COVID-19 vaccine-related public polls and how public health can use this information to guide vaccine messaging. Neetu Abad, PhD, co-lead of the CDC Vaccine Confidence ...
A Coordinated, National Approach to Scaling Public Health Capacity for Contact Tracing and Disease Investigation
Asthma-Related Hospitalizations, Emergency Room Visits, and Outdoor Air Quality in Arkansas
HiAP Healthy Food Policies: Enable Access to Healthy Food Choices
HiAP Healthy Food Policies: Support Safe Food Production
When state and federal natural resources and environmental agencies noticed an increase in Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Oregon’s waters, they contacted the state environmental health department for a better understanding of the health ...
In 2009, then U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Steven Galson, described a healthy home as one that is, “sited, designed, built, renovated, and maintained in ways that support the health of residents.” The policies and programs that create and ...
Ensuring Safe Shellfish Harvesting in Washington
Using Tracking to Tackle Health Inequity in Cincinnati, Ohio
Rhode Island Air Pollutants And Chronic Disease Trends
Indiana Lead Risks Maps