ASTHO is the national nonprofit association representing and supporting state and territorial health officials and their agencies.
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Oct 14–16 | 2009 ASTHO Annual Meeting, Vienna, VA »
Leading Health Foundations Say Prevention is Vital to Health Systems Reform
Aug 17 - Letter signed by leaders of six major foundations says prevention measures must be "scaled up." The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation »
Feds Announce Guidelines to Help Employers Prepare for Flu
Employers urged to protect employees' health and safety, limit the negative impact of influenza outbreaks Flu.Gov »
New FDA facility will oversee tobacco regulation
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday launched the Center for Tobacco Products, which aims to reduce tobacco-related illness and death in the United States. Government Executive.com »
Public Health: An Essential Component of Health Reform What role will public health play in a transformed U.S. health system? This series of papers looks at public health services, ROI, budget cuts, and more.
ASTHO President Judy Monroe (IN) and John Auerbach explained why health reform needs public health involvement during last month's NACCHO annual meeting. Download their presentations. Monroe (PDF) Auerbach (PDF)
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October 14 - October 16, 2009Vienna, VA