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Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Supportive Housing

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Funding,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Maryland,
Louisiana,
Social Determinants of Health,
Kyle Bogaert,
Meredith Alexander,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Disability Inclusion,
Health in All Policies,
Healthcare Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,
Early Brain Development,
At-Risk Populations,
Oklahoma

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the intersections of social determinants of health, such as transportation, education, and housing, and their impact on the health of individuals and communities. As the moratorium on evictions ends in ...

Advancing Preparedness for Life Support Users During Power Outages

Preparedness,
Louisiana,
Report,
Natural Disasters,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Elimination of Disparities,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships

This report provides guidance on boosting power outage support for people who use life support and other durable medical equipment devices.

Partner Coordination Efforts to Strengthen Infection Prevention and Control Practices

Report,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
Antimicrobial Resistance,
Healthcare-Associated Infections,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Quality Improvement,
Alabama,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Florida,
Iowa,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
South Carolina,
Washington

This report highlights examples of health department partnership coordination strategies to enhance surveillance, increase resource and staffing capacity, and improve communication and collaboration in order to strengthen infection ...

Top Louisiana Health Official Outlines Six Requests for Congress to Prevent Crumbling of National Public Health Infrastructure

News,
ASTHO Member News,
Public Health News,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Advocacy,
Joseph Kanter,
News Release,
Louisiana

On Sept. 29, 2021, Louisiana’s top public health official, and ASTHO member, Joseph M. Kanter, MD, MPH testified to the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis on the need to upgrade and strengthen public health infrastructure in the ...

Getting Ahead of the COVID-19 Vaccine

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Vaccine,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Communications,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
California,
Louisiana,
New Hampshire,
New York,
West Virginia,
Leah Silva,
COVID and Communication

Scientists are working quickly to develop a safe and effective vaccine to provide immunity to COVID-19. Once a vaccine is approved, it will likely be imperative for states to authorize as many health care professionals to administer it, ...

Improving Care to Address Maternal and Child Lead Exposure

Podcast,
Members,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Early Brain Development,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Healthy People 2030,
Quality Improvement,
Iowa,
Louisiana,
Robert Johnson,
Alexander Billioux,
Analisa Pearson,
Trina Evans-Williams,
Health in All Policies,
Infant and Child Health,
Public Health Review

In 2017, nearly 64,000 children under six had elevated blood lead levels as defined by the CDC. There is no safe blood lead level in children, and even low levels of lead have been shown to affect IQ, ability to pay attention, and academic ...

Health Equity and Public Health Department Accreditation

Report,
Health Equity,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Accreditation,
Policy,
Public Health Law,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Alabama,
Connecticut,
Idaho,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
New Mexico,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Leadership Development

Through the lens of the Public Health Accreditation Board's standards and measures, this report explores innovative programs and policies implemented by health departments in an effort to adopt system-wide approaches to achieving ...

Leveraging Public Health Assets in Medicaid Managed Care

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Telehealth,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Rural Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Quality Improvement,
Medicaid Partnerships and Policy,
Louisiana,
Massachusetts

This three-part report maps the public health capacities, assets, and resources onto the obligations and direction of Medicaid agencies and their managed care health plans.