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ASTHO Celebrates Women’s History Through the Decades

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Members,
Health Equity,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
LGBTQ+,
Alaska,
Arkansas,
Connecticut,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Washington,
Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge,
Anne Zink,
Kristine Gebbie,
Joycelyn Elders,
Mary Selecky,
Nicole Alexander-Scott,
Rachel Levine

ASTHO Celebrates Women’s History Through the Decades ASTHO, association of state and territorial health officials, public health infrastructure, vice president, population health, health science, health system, public health workers, ...

The Importance of Public Health Surveillance in Responding to Overdoses

Podcast,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Partnership,
Members,
Vermont,
Rhode Island,
Robert Johnson,
Ewa King,
Mark Levine,
Infectious Disease,
Syndemic-Related Infections

This episode discusses why there needs to be a comprehensive response in public health surveillance, in particular around the opioid epidemic. After all, without thorough data, it’s tough for lawmakers to drive action that will reduce the ...

ASTHO Launches National Campaign to Support Healthy Communities, Aligning with NACCHO and the U.S. Surgeon General

News Release,
News,
ASTHO News,
Partnership,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Members,
Rhode Island,
Nicole Alexander-Scott,
Jerome Adams

ASTHO Launches National Campaign to Support Healthy Communities, Aligning with NACCHO and the U.S. Surgeon General ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) announced this week the launch of a ...

Community-Led Health Equity Programs Deliver Results

Podcast,
Health Equity,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
,
Idaho,
Rhode Island,
Robert Johnson,
Nicole Alexander-Scott,
Katie Lamansky,
Members

Public Health leaders know that location matters and has a significant impact on an individual’s health—and initiatives that have the highest impact focus on localized conditions and speak directly to community needs. In this episode, ...

Comprehensive Addiction Treatment in Rhode Island's Correctional Facilities Yields Dramatic Drop in Overdose Deaths

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Members,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Health in All Policies,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Rhode Island,
Nicole Alexander-Scott,
Gina Raimondo

Interview with Gina M. Raimondo, former governor of Rhode Island, to learn more about a Rhode Island Department of Corrections initiative that helps prevent and treat addiction among incarcerated individuals and other statewide efforts to ...

Fostering Equitable Change During COVID-19

Podcast,
Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
Members,
At-Risk Populations,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Louisiana,
Michigan,
Rhode Island,
Robert Johnson,
Joneigh Khaldun,
Nicole Alexander-Scott,
Rudy Macklin

On this episode, speakers will address both issues and highlight the importance of public health agencies leading with and integrating equity in their COVID-19 response. We hear from three leaders managing their COVID-19 response by ...

Ending America's Maternal Mortality Crisis

Podcast,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Healthcare Access,
Partnership,
Rhode Island,
Robert Johnson,
Michael Warren,
Nicole Alexander-Scott,
Wanda Barfield,
Members

Each year, nearly 700 women in the United States die from complications related to pregnancy or delivery. Three in five of these deaths can be prevented, but it involves a collaborative approach, including consistent care and cross-sector ...

States Seek to Increase HPV Vaccine Coverage Through School Immunization Requirements

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Members,
Arkansas,
Connecticut,
Florida,
Hawaii,
Illinois,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
New York,
North Carolina,
Rhode Island,
Virginia,
Washington, D.C.,
Nathaniel Smith

Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is a common virus that can lead to certain types of cancer later in life. Because of this, some policymakers are working to include the HPV vaccine in school entry immunization requirements to boost ...