The American Samoa Department of Health is drafting its Workforce Development Plan. Through PHIG technical assistance, ASTHO’s Islands Team met in person with the American Samoa team in September 2024 to discuss the plan and process…
Steven Stack, MD, ASTHO member and commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health and ASTHO’s immediate past president, tells us how his state is using PHIG to improve the state of public health in Kentucky.
PHIG funding enabled the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services to partner with the Nevada Association of Counties (NACO) to assess county-level public health needs, which informed Nevada’s first-ever $15 million allocation to local public…
The Pima County Health Department is reshaping public health through a Human-Centered Design (HCD) approach that actively involves the community in program creation. Supported by PHIG funding, the department introduced HCD training courses for staff and…
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) has used PHIG funding to maintain key staff positions, achieving an impressive 88% retention rate from July 2023 to November 2024—an accomplishment that has stabilized and strengthened public health…
