Emergency Preparedness and Response

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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Environmental Health Learning Pathway

This learning pathway serves as an introduction to different topics in environmental public health.

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Building Public Health for the Long Term: Inside PHIG

In this PHIG Impact Report, ASTHO’s SzePui Hughes unpacks PHIG and ASTHO’s role as a national partner.

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