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Advancing Health Equity Through the Legislative Process

Legislative Prospectus,

Health Equity

ASTHO Legislative Prospectus | Previewing 2023 state legislative actions to increase health equity.

Better Defining Disability Will Make Data More Inclusive and Usable

Brief,

Health Equity,

Disability Inclusion,

Elimination of Disparities,

Preparedness,

Natural Disasters,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Margaret Nilz

Better Defining Disability Will Make Data More Inclusive and Usable ASTHO, association of state and territorial health officials, access to health care, centers for disease control, syndromic surveillance systems, health outcomes, person ...

Incorporating Health in All Policies: Tips for Grantmakers

Brief,

Funding,

Health Equity,

Operationalizing Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Health in All Policies,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Grants and Contracts Management

This ASTHOBrief offers a menu of strategies and considerations for organizations interested in incorporating a Health in All Policies and equity-centered approach to the development and implementation of requests for proposals and notice ...

Recommendations for Updating CDC/CSTE Cancer Cluster Investigation Guidelines

Brief,

Environmental Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Health Equity,

Arizona,

Connecticut,

Florida,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Montana,

New Mexico,

Texas,

Wisconsin

This ASTHOBrief contains three key recommendations for improving the 2013 CDC/CSTE Cancer Cluster Investigation Guidelines.

Strengthening Risk-Appropriate Care in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

Brief,

Health Equity,

Tribal Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Healthcare Access,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Members,

Alaska,

Montana,

New Mexico

This ASTHOBrief addresses the importance of developing robust, culturally competent risk-appropriate care systems for American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Louisiana Aims to Recharge Neighbors’ Battery-Powered Life Support Equipment

Brief,

Preparedness,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Disability Inclusion,

Louisiana

The Louisiana Department of Health has developed Power Outage Partners, a first-of-its-kind program to recruit owners of stand-by residential generators to recharge the batteries of neighbors’ life support equipment during power outages.

Boundary Spanning Leadership Model Strengthens Oklahoma Harm Reduction Programs

Brief,

Policy,

Public Health Law,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Infectious Disease,

Syndemic-Related Infections,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Health Equity,

Tribal Health,

Oklahoma,

Boundary Spanning Leadership,

Leadership Development

ASTHO engaged Oklahoma public health officials, members of the Oklahoma Harm Reduction Alliance, Health Minds Policy Initiative, and representatives of the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board, and others in a Boundary Spanning Leadership ...

Maximizing the Benefit of COVID-19 Therapeutics: Considerations for State Public Health Officials

Brief,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID Recovery,

COVID Resilience,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Workforce,

Preparedness,

Health Equity,

Alaska,

Connecticut,

Minnesota,

Mississippi,

Oregon,

Partnership,

Marcus Plescia,

Jessica Baggett,

Katie Greene,

Katie Huber,

Matt D’Ambrosio,

Andrea Thoumi,

Mark McClellan

An issue brief by ASTHO and the Duke University Margolis Center for Health Policy that highlights considerations for state health officials as they look to maximize the benefits of COVID-19 therapeutics.

When the Power Fails: Helping Life-Support Equipment Users

Brief,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Natural Disasters,

Partnership,

Advocacy,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

New Jersey,

North Dakota,

Rhode Island,

Utah,

Louisiana,

Disability Inclusion,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement

People who use electricity-dependent durable medical equipment (DME) at home—such as ventilators and oxygen concentrators—can face life-threatening consequences during a power outage. HHS reports that 2.7 million Medicare beneficiaries ...

Website Accessibility: Enhancing Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Registration and Beyond

Brief,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

At-Risk Populations,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Disability Inclusion,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Communication,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities

For many individuals living with disabilities, inaccessible vaccination websites have been a significant barrier to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Recent studies have found that many vaccination websites do not reliably meet accessibility ...