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What ASTHO Expects from the Incoming Biden Administration

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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 ...

Health in the 2020 Political Party Platforms

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
Partnership

In anticipation of the upcoming presidential election in November, the Republican and Democratic National Committees released their platforms. These platforms provide an overview of values, policies, positions, and principles on various ...

The Need for Modernizing Public Health Data in Responding to COVID-19

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Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
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Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Quality Improvement,
Accreditation,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
Population Health and Prevention,
Data Modernization

Public health data collection and surveillance systems by health departments are in dire need of modernization. Though the public health community began developing a path to modernization over the last decade, attention to this issue from ...

Public Health Highlights of President’s FY22 Budget Proposal

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
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Infectious Disease,
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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 ...

Congress Convenes Sectors on School Reopenings

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Pandemics,
Education,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma

As COVID-19 continues to spread across the country, increased attention has been given to how schools, colleges, and universities can safely reopen for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year. To note, many schools and institutions closed in ...

Update for Public Health Workforce About Federal Loan Forgiveness

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Infectious Disease,
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Jeffrey O. Ekoma

In addition to the countless hours worked during the COVID-19 pandemic, many public health workers are also grappling with how to repay outstanding federal loans. In response, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently announced ...

The Seven Biggest Public Health Policy Issues on the Hill in 2020

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Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
Data Modernization

As a truly historic year comes to an end, many public health policy issues received a considerable amount of attention in 2020. Subjects such as the pandemic that will live on in infamy, racial health disparities, and the future of the ...