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ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Public Health Workforce  open_in_new

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
COVID and Workforce,
Public Health Workforce,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Georgia,
Montana,
Nevada,
New York,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Rhode Island,
Tennessee,
Utah,
Maggie Davis

Continuing ASTHO’s Legislative Prospectus series—which highlights the top 10 public health policy issues for 2022—we are focusing this week on mental and behavioral health as well as supporting the public health workforce.

Navigating Public Health Planning with Precision and Purpose  open_in_new

Resource,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Accreditation,
National Public Health Performance Standards,
STAR Center,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
Partnership,
Virgin Islands,
Colorado,
Minnesota,
Kansas,
Washington,
Hawaii

Navigating Public Health Planning with Precision and Purpose Discover examples and best practices for developing strategic plans that enhance community health outcomes. Embarking on the journey of public health planning demands more than ...

Strengthening the Public Health and Health Care Workforce  open_in_new

Legislative Prospectus,
Public Health Workforce,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure Grant,
Funding,
Arizona,
Colorado,
Florida,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Kentucky,
Maryland,
Michigan,
Oklahoma,
Virginia,
Washington,
West Virginia,
Wyoming,
Topics,
Workforce

In-depth analysis on state health policy surrounding the public health workforce. This is part of ASTHO's annual legislative prospectus series.

Health Agency Innovations in Financing Maternal Mental Health  open_in_new

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Funding,
Arkansas,
Colorado,
Maine,
North Carolina,
North Dakota

The high rates and cost of maternal mental health disorders coupled with near-universal Medicaid coverage during pregnancy creates enormous potential for innovations in payment and coverage structures to improve maternal mental health, ...

Organizational Strategic Planning Guide  open_in_new

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Strategic Planning,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Leadership Development,
Public Health Workforce,
Accreditation,
Colorado,
Missouri,
Resource

Organizational Strategic Planning Guide This organizational strategic planning guide, which details seven phases, can help health agencies create or refine strategic plans that are responsive to evolving needs. This guide provides health ...

Modernizing Public Health Data and Protecting Privacy  open_in_new

Legislative Prospectus,
Data Modernization,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
LGBTQ+,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Colorado,
Illinois,
Kentucky,
Maine,
Maryland,
Minnesota,
Nebraska,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
Oklahoma,
Rhode Island,
Utah,
Wisconsin

ASTHO Legislative Prospectus | Previewing 2025 state legislative actions on data modernization and privacy.

Inclusive Contracting: Successes to Advance Breastfeeding Equity  open_in_new

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 Policy Watch 2022: Data Modernization and Privacy Protections  open_in_new

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
California,
Colorado,
Delaware,
Illinois,
Maryland,
Nebraska,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Rhode Island,
Virginia,
Wyoming,
Maggie Davis,
Data Modernization

ASTHO notes the top state public health policy issues in an annual Legislative Prospectus series. ASTHO is publishing a prospectus for the top 10 policy issues to watch in 2022. This week we are featuring data modernization and privacy ...

Addressing Privacy Concerns of Using Mental Health Care via Telehealth  open_in_new

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Telehealth,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Alabama,
Arkansas,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Georgia,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
New York,
North Carolina,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Utah,
Virginia,
Evan Han,
Maggie Davis

In an effort to help meet demand, some states and territories have joined interjurisdictional licensing compacts that allow a mental health care provider licensed in one state to provide care in another state—without needing to gain ...

Supporting the Public Health Workforce with Trauma-Responsive Leadership Skills  open_in_new

Blog,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Leadership Development,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Workforce,
Arizona,
Connecticut,
Idaho,
Massachusetts,
New Mexico,
North Carolina,
Oregon,
Tennessee,
Washington,
Wisconsin,
Colorado,
California,
Washington, D.C.,
Omar Khalid,
Kelsey Tillema,
Topics,
Resource Type,
Change Level,
Belonging/Connection,
Leadership,
Psychological Safety,
Work/Life Balance,
Communications,
Mental Health,
Organization/Agency,
Senior Leadership,
Supervisory,
Briefs/Articles,
Learning Opportunities,
Videos,
Blogs,
Kemia M. Sarraf,
Public Health Infrastructure Grant

This blog from ASTHO’s PH-HERO team touches on the importance of trauma-responsive leadership in the public health workforce.

Leveraging Healthy People 2030 to Build Non-Traditional Multisector Partnerships  open_in_new

Toolkit,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Healthy People 2030,
Health in All Policies,
Health Equity,
Operationalizing Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Health Care Access,
California,
Colorado,
Florida,
Illinois,
Kansas,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Ohio,
Wisconsin,
Corinne Gillenwater,
Megan DeNubila,
Taylor Francis,
Karen McCullough,
Topics,
Equity

This ASTHO brief outlines strategies for equitable access to COVID-19 therapeutics, focusing on high-risk groups and distribution challenges.

Public Health’s Silent Defender: Cybersecurity  open_in_new

Blog,
Video Blog Post,
People of Public Health,
Preparedness,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Maryland,
Colorado,
Jennifer Jean-Pierre,
Greg Garcia,
Brian Mazanec,
Public Health Conversation

Public Health’s Silent Defender: Cybersecurity ASTHO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Public health, health sector coordinating council, strategic preparedness, preparedness and response, ASPR, HHS, cybersecurity, ...

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Improvements in Public Health Hiring Practices  open_in_new

Blog,
Video Blog Post,
People of Public Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure Grant,
Public Health Workforce,
Health Equity,
STAR Center,
Colorado,
Athina Lujan-Roche,
Meladie Lowe

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Improvements in Public Health Hiring Practices ASTHO Staff Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s (CDPHE) Prevention Services Division (PSD) is working to streamline its ...

Colorado's New Online Mentorship Initiative Supports Local Public Health Agencies  open_in_new

Blog,
Public Health Workforce,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Leadership Development,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure Grant,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Colorado,
Elise Moore,
Success Story

Colorado's New Online Mentorship Initiative Supports Local Public Health Agencies Elise Moore Learn how CDPHE developed an online mentorship program to enhance local public health leadership, with tips for other health departments. The ...

Advanced Grant Payments: Creating a More Equitable Public Health System  open_in_new

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 ...

Using Lessons from the COVID-19 Response to Inform Telehealth Activities  open_in_new

Brief,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Health Equity,
Immunization,
COVID and Telehealth,
Telehealth,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Hawaii,
Kentucky,
Nevada,
Series,
Public Health Transformation

Health providers have widely used telehealth to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection and to improve access to healthcare services thanks in large part to policy changes and regulations. This brief explores how state and territorial ...