Emergency Preparedness and Response

PHAB’s Service & Resource Sharing Tip Sheet for Cross-sector Partnerships

As organizations that contribute to health face pressures to improve outcomes, address social drivers, meet value-based goals, respond to emergencies, and address ongoing challenges, collaboration beyond individual projects is essential. This tip sheet provides guidance on how partners can align around a shared goal, define expectations, and determine the level of formality…

How PHIG Is Powering Missouri’s Pathways Internship

On the PHIG Impact Report, ASTHO explores how Missouri internship programs are building a diverse, skilled pipeline of future public health professionals while strengthening partnerships between state and local agencies.

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How the U.S. Virgin Islands Is Modernizing Public Health After Disaster with PHIG Funding

On the PHIG Impact Report, Esther Ellis, territorial epidemiologist for the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health, shares how PHIG funding is transforming the territory’s health data systems, and why that matters far beyond technology.

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Likely Public Health Legislative Trends for 2025

Get an inside look at prospective public health legislative trends for 2025, based on ASTHO’s legislative tracking efforts and member feedback.

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State Legislatures Reshape Public Health Legal Authority

Learn how state and territorial legislatures can bolster or restrict public health legal authority, with examples from early COVID-19 as well as 2024.

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