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Centralizing Administrative Functions, with Lessons Learned from Guam  open_in_new

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Centralizing Administrative Functions, with Lessons Learned from Guam Megan Drake-Pereyra Centralizing administrative functions, such as procurement or grants management, is a strategy many organizations utilize. Having administrative ...

Including Island Areas in Federal Public Health Datasets  open_in_new

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Collecting and sharing data are crucially important to improving health equity, because those datasets inform effective policymaking. Despite having some of the most challenging population health outcomes, the U.S. island areas are often ...

Reflections From the Field: Pacific and Atlantic Jurisdictions Remain Resolute Amid Adversity  open_in_new

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In the late fall of 2021, ASTHO leadership visited select jurisdictions in the Pacific and the Atlantic for the first time since COVID-19 curtailed travel to these regions. It was a fantastic to reconnect with our leadership and dedicated ...

Improving Indirect Cost Rate Use in Island Jurisdictions  open_in_new

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Learn how increasing the use of indirect cost rates in the territories and freely associated states can help improve public health financing in these jurisdictions.

Sharing Island Stories on Health Equity: Setting the Stage for Equity in the Island Areas  open_in_new

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In the spring of 2022, ASTHO’s island area members convened at the first island-focused COVID-19 Health Equity Action Institutes and asked each other what creating an equitable and sustainable public health and healthcare system looks like ...

Overcoming Baked-In Inequities and Promoting Health Equity in the Island Areas  open_in_new

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Many health equity frameworks have been built in the context of the states, as such, they do not always translate easily to the U.S. territories and freely associated states.

ASTHO Addresses Insular Areas Health Equity Through Federal Engagement  open_in_new

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As the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, ASTHO is committed to the T in our name. The health officials from the territories and freely-associated states are valued members and we are committed to advocating for the ...