Interview with Marissa Levine (alumni-VA) about the Virginia Cardiovascular Health Collaborative and other heart healthy initiatives in the commonwealth.
In this ASTHO Member Spotlight, Alexia Harrist of Wyoming discusses her routine, professional influences, and public health priorities.
It seems fitting for Valentine’s Day to occur during American Heart Month, a national health observance that reminds Americans to focus on their hearts.
On Jan. 23, 2018 the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine the first report to systematically address a number of important scientific and health questions that have emerged as use of electronic cigarettes has become ...
In this ASTHO Member Spotlight, Thomas Williams of Nebraska discusses his routine, professional influences, and public health priorities.
In this ASTHO Member Spotlight, Mark Levine of Vermont discusses his routine, professional influences, and public health priorities.
In this ASTHO Member Spotlight, Harry Chen of Vermont discusses his routine, professional influences, and public health priorities.
In this ASTHO Member Spotlight, Richard Opper of Montana discusses his routine, professional influences, and public health priorities.
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 ...
Obesity rates in the U.S. are at an all-time high, according to newly released data from CDC and TFAH. On Sept. 15, 2021, ASTHO encouraged state and territorial health agencies to get back on track to assure that we have the policies, ...
On March 24, 2021, ASTHO and the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine announced a new leadership program, Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health (DELPH), in an effort to increase diversity at the highest ...
On Feb. 24, 2021, ASTHO member and public health leader Umair Shah, MD, MPH, secretary of the Washington State Department of Health, testified before a House subcommittee. where he answered questions from members of Congress in the ...
Government affairs officers from ASTHO and NACCHO discuss approaching public health advocacy as a coalition and the upcoming 2020 Hill Day.
Perinatal substance use is a serious public health issue, resulting in detrimental and even life-threatening fetal outcomes, and it continues to grow.
As of June 2018, 49 states and Washington, D.C. have some form of cottage food law or regulation. This post is an overview of new state laws that address the production, sale, and regulation of cottage foods.
The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, shows no bias—it has infected people of all ages, genders, races, and ethnicities. However, racial and ethnic disparities in rates of infection and deaths have emerged. Public health officials can and must ...
State and Territorial Health Leaders Commend Selection of John Wiesman as Co-Chair of Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) commends HHS Secretary Azar for ...
ASTHO Awarded W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant To Support Healthy Communities ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) received a $450,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to improve child health ...