Selected article for: "health policy and public health"
Author: Fraser, Michael R.; Hardy, George
Title: ASTHO at 75: Celebrating the Past and Preparing for the Future
  • Document date: 2017_8_4
    • ID: rknygv7u_12
    Snippet: Perhaps, most importantly, the future of ASTHO is deeply connected to its past. The issues that drove those first health officers to form ASTHO may be different today, but the need to convene and advocate for state and territorial public health programs is as important as ever. Given the extreme partisanship and political discord in Washington, District of Columbia, and across the country, what the future holds for governmental public health is u.....
    Document: Perhaps, most importantly, the future of ASTHO is deeply connected to its past. The issues that drove those first health officers to form ASTHO may be different today, but the need to convene and advocate for state and territorial public health programs is as important as ever. Given the extreme partisanship and political discord in Washington, District of Columbia, and across the country, what the future holds for governmental public health is unclear. Leaders of state and territorial public health agencies of the future, as described by Fraser and Castrucci on pages 543-551 of this Special Section, will need to have the capacity to synthesize vast amounts of data, solve complicated public health problems, and push for policy changes that have the most impact on addressing health equity and ensuring optimal health for all in an environment of resource constraint. While the future is unclear, what is certain is the continued need for ASTHO and the work it carries out in the areas of leadership development, advocacy, and capacity building for state and territorial public health officers and teams and agencies they lead.

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