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Community Health Workers and the Heart of Public Health

Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Community Health Workers,
Partnership,
Funding,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Workforce,
Blog,
People of Public Health,
Public Health Workforce,
Marcus Plescia

Over the years evidence has expanded on community health workers (CHWs) improving outcomes and even reducing disparities in heart disease and many other public health priority areas. However, their presence in state and local public health ...

Best Practices for States to Identify and Address Breast Cancer Disparities

Blog,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Race and Public Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Arizona,
Tennessee,
West Virginia,
Joshua Berry,
Marcus Plescia

ASTHO was funded by CDC to create a breast cancer disparities learning community to help health departments in Arizona, Tennessee, and West Virginia identify and address the unique state and local disparities in breast cancer screening ...

The Historic Opportunity COVID-19 Presents to Address Health Equity

Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Testing and Screening,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID Recovery,
COVID Resilience,
COVID and Workforce,
Population Health and Prevention,
Race and Public Health,
Rural Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Advocacy,
Blog,
Marcus Plescia,
Operationalizing Equity,
People of Public Health,
Series,
Chief Medical Officer Series

The disparities experienced during the COVID pandemic have brought a national focus to health equity in our nation. The attention and resources currently being provided to help address health inequities provide an opportunity that I have ...

ASTHO Urges Increased Investment to Address Growing Obesity Epidemic

News Release,
News,
Public Health News,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Elimination of Disparities,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Marcus Plescia,
Nutrition and Fitness,
Race and Public Health,
Funding

ASTHO Urges Increased Investment to Address Growing Obesity Epidemic ARLINGTON, VA—Obesity rates in the United States are on the rise, according to new reports from CDC and Trust for America’s Health. The number of states ...

From the Chief Medical Officer: What Needs to Change to Achieve Better Health Equity Metrics

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Series,
Chief Medical Officer Series,
Health Equity,
Operationalizing Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Data Modernization,
Marcus Plescia

We can prepare for the future of health equity and data by ensuring the equitable collection of data and building systems that are flexible enough to account for forward progress.