All COVID-19 Resources

States Work to Support Rural Hospitals Despite Pandemic Challenges

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Rural Health,

At-Risk Populations,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

California,

Hawaii,

Maryland,

Kentucky,

Kansas,

Oklahoma,

Utah,

Beth Giambrone,

Public Health Workforce

When rural hospitals close, it increases the distance people must travel for essential healthcare services. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and magnified the factors leading to rural hospital closures across the country. Many ...

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.

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 ...

Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines

Blog,

California,

Alabama,

South Carolina,

Georgia,

Arkansas,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Elimination of Disparities,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID Vaccine,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Partnership,

Alaska,

Geetika Nadkarni

Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines astho, association of state and territorial health officials, association of state and territorial health officials astho, state health official, public health ...

States Seek to Protect the Workers Who Feed America

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Special Populations,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Social Determinants of Health,

Rural Health,

California,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

New Jersey,

Ohio,

Pennsylvania,

Leah Silva

Responsible for planting, growing, harvesting, processing, and preparing the food we eat, agricultural workers are essential workers during the COVID-19 response to keep the U.S. food supply chain operating efficiently. But farmworkers are ...

Building Community Resilience to Help Families Bounce Forward

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Recovery,

Bouce Forward,

COVID Resilience,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Health Equity,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Healthcare Access,

Members,

Robert Johnson,

Elke Shaw-Tulloch,

Suzy Sonnier

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected children’s and families’ social, emotional, and mental well-being, and demand for social services has increased due to COVID-19-related and economic factors. The speakers on this episode explain how ...

Disability and Crisis Standards of Care in the Age of COVID-19

Podcast,

Preparedness,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID and Special Populations,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Members,

Alaska,

Michigan,

Robert Johnson,

Alexis Travis,

Katey Redmond,

Disability Inclusion

With Omicron surges pushing jurisdictions to activate protocols for providing healthcare during crisis, it is important to incorporate disability inclusion into these crisis standards of care.

The Health Equity Divide: Chronic Disease and COVID-19

Podcast,

Health Equity,

Population Health and Prevention,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Members,

Social Determinants of Health,

Robert Johnson,

Karen Hacker,

M. Norman Oliver,

Susan Kansagra,

Operationalizing Equity

People with chronic diseases have suffered the most during the pandemic both in rates of COVID-19 mortality and morbidity, and the health disparities that exist in those with chronic disease and poor social determinants of health are ...

Addressing Rural Health Disparities in a Pandemic

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Immunization,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Members,

Colorado,

Kansas,

Nebraska,

Robert Johnson,

Benjamin Anderson,

Lee Norman,

Margaret Brockman

On this episode, speakers will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on rural health infrastructure and workforce, and how to improve these conditions in rural communities. We hear from three leaders who work in states with high rural healthcare ...

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 ...