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What ASTHO Expects from the Incoming Biden Administration

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Funding,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
COVID and Funding,
COVID Testing and Screening,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
Population Health and Prevention

As the country prepares for the inauguration of President-Elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Wednesday, the incoming administration has highlighted several priorities over the next four years. This post is a summary of priorities that are ...

Environmental Health Innovations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Brief,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Alaska,
Hawaii,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
South Carolina,
Virginia,
Series,
Public Health Transformation

In 2021, ASTHO convened state environmental health directors and directors of public health preparedness to discuss innovations developed during the COVID-19 pandemic such as virtual inspections. This ASTHOBrief explores how state health ...

Public Health Highlights of President’s FY22 Budget Proposal

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Funding,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Funding,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Preparedness,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
Data Modernization,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Pandemics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Public Health Workforce

In May 2021, President Biden released full details of the fiscal year 2022 budget. Overall, the budget request combines President Biden's American Jobs Plan, his American Families Plan, and funding priorities for the Pentagon and ...

Preparing for and Responding to Infectious Disease Threats Following Hurricanes

Blog,
Environmental Health,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Workforce,
Emerging Infectious Diseases,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Pandemics,
Communications,
COVID and Communication,
Amelia Poulin,
Sidnie Christian

Following a hurricane, the risk of exposure to infectious disease increases due, in part, to the presence of floodwater and debris. Hurricanes may contribute to population displacement and overcrowding—further heightening risk factors for ...

Prepping for Dual Disasters of COVID and Extreme Weather Events

Blog,
Environmental Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Preparedness,
COVID Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Pandemics,
Emergency Powers,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Accreditation,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Florida,
Puerto Rico,
Texas,
Virgin Islands,
Gerrit T. Bakker

2020 has been a year of unprecedented events, and the past few months have already shown that they do not exist in a vacuum. While the country continues to respond and cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, many extreme weather events have ...

Health Policy Tackles Joint Challenges of Pandemic and Natural Disaster Preparedness

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Preparedness,
Environmental Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Pandemics,
Adrianna Evans,
California,
Hawaii,
New Jersey,
Texas,
Washington,
Virginia,
Massachusetts

Each September marks National Preparedness Month. This year, public health emergency preparedness professionals look back on 20 years since the 9/11 attacks—the event that effectively launched the preparedness field—while actively ...

Partnerships for Environmental Health Challenges Show the Way Forward

Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Climate and Health,
Blog,
People of Public Health,
Partnership,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Research,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta

Guest post by Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, PhD. Last month, I had the pleasure of joining ASTHO’s Vice President for Health Security, Meredith Allen, EPA Administrator Michael Regan, and the president of the Environmental Council of States ...

Examining the Americans With Disabilities Act in Emergency Responses

Preparedness,
Health Equity,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Population Health and Prevention,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
At-Risk Populations,
Social Determinants of Health,
Pandemics,
Natural Disasters,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
California,
Nevada,
Virginia,
Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Adrianna Evans,
Disability Inclusion,
State Health Policy,
Race and Public Health,
Partnership

On Dec. 3, the International Day of People with Disabilities commemorates disability rights and brings awareness to essential issues for those with disabilities by promoting the “well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of ...

Building a More Equitable Food and Nutritional Assistance System Post-Pandemic: Perspective From Feeding America

Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Recovery,
Bouce Forward,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Partnership,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Texas,
Ohio,
Michigan,
Illinois,
New Jersey,
Jadi Romero,
Blog

The need for food and nutritional assistance is growing. Based on Feeding America’s food insecurity projections released in March, it is anticipated that 42 million people may experience food insecurity this year—up from 35 million ...