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Recent Publications
  • ASTHO Report on Sequestration

    This report examines the potential impacts of a measure to cut an estimated $2.4 billion from public health programs in FY 2013.

  • Policies for Eliminating Healthcare-Associated Infections: Lessons from State Stakeholder Engagement

    ASTHO and the CDC have collaborated since July 2010 to advance state-level healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention efforts. This report summarizes the outcomes of stakeholder meetings and phone consultations regarding the early impact of HAI policies in states.

  • ASTHO Profile of State Public Health, Volume Two

    This survey of state and territorial public health agencies describes public health agency responsibilities, structure, planning and quality improvement activities, workforce, and more, providing core data for ongoing public health systems research and a source for tracking state public health performance and best practices.

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Public Health in the News

  • Research finds promising approaches to prevent Latino childhood obesity

    Guided grocery store trips, menu labeling at restaurants, community gardens, and video-game-based exercise programs are among several promising, culturally appropriate ways to prevent obesity among Latino children, according to a new collection of studies from Salud America!

  • U.S. Flu Reports Reach Five-Year High in January

    Americans' self-reports of the flu and colds on any given day spiked in January to 4.7 percent and 10.8 percent, respectively, -- both numbers are five-year highs. Hispanics were most likely to report the flu, while asthmatics were most likely to report a cold.

  • CDC Reports More Salmonella Illnesses Linked to Chicken

    At least 124 people are now known to have been sickened in the Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to chicken, reported the CDC late Thursday.

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