Government agency guidelines for using content-generating AI tools: acceptable use, citation, disclosure, and quality review.
Local government generative AI policy establishing responsible use rules, disclosure requirements, and approved tool guidelines.
State generative AI policy for government employees: acceptable use, data protection, and accountability requirements.
Government generative AI policy: principles for responsible, ethical use of generative AI tools by public employees.
CDC guide for STLT public health agencies on adopting generative AI tools: governance, risk management, and responsible use practices.
NASCIO report on the evolving role of state CIOs as change leaders navigating AI adoption, modernization, and workforce shifts.
Nature perspective on consumer-facing AI for public health: examines evidence gaps and considerations for responsible deployment.
CDC guidance for STLT agencies on using agentic AI (deep research) tools: principles for evidence-based decision-making with human oversight.
State or agency guidelines for using generative AI assistant technologies: acceptable use, data protection, and disclosure rules.
State-level enterprise AI policy establishing principles, governance, and accountability standards for AI use across agencies.
When the COVID-19 pandemic began the need for greater access to virtual reproductive health care services increased dramatically. Telehealth increased access to providers, eased workflows and infection protection for clinical staff, and reduced interruptions in care for many patients.
Support from postpartum doulas can can increase parental self-efficacy and adherence to treatment for those experiencing SUD, leading to lower rates of postpartum depression and, subsequently, improved health outcomes.
This brief on the importance of the FDA food code shares 2022 updates to the code, why adoption and compliance is so important, and important resources for food code adoption.
This ASTHOBrief discusses how breastfeeding acts as a protective factor for maternal mental health, negative impacts of COVID-19 on breastfeeding and maternal mental health, state actions to improve maternal mental healthcare and lactation support during the pandemic, and additional recommendations for state actions.
In this infographic, ASTHO highlights some of the biggest takeaways, successes, and data collected from the Breastfeeding Learning Community.
The infographic highlights success stories from states already putting virtual inspections to good use.
In October 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Children’s Hospital Association declared a joint national state of emergency in children’s mental health. The declaration stated that the worsening crisis in child and adolescent mental health is “inextricably tied to the stress brought on by COVID-19.”
Board-certified forensic pathologists play a critical role in public health by investigating death so as to better serve the living. Despite forensic pathology’s contribution to public health surveillance, prevention, and response, the discipline remains largely under-resourced. This brief spotlights a local effort to address financial disincentives for medical graduates entering the field and highlights federal funding opportunities and resources for state partners looking to minimize forensic pathology workforce shortages.
ASTHO has been exploring how using GIS and data visualization tools can improve traditional public health work. This brief shares several expert use cases for visualizing and integrating environmental health and electronic health information with the assistance of GIS tools to improve public health decision making.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine hesitancy has increased because of misinformation and disinformation spreading across social and traditional media platforms, targeting vulnerable and underserved communities, and further stalling vaccine uptake. ASTHO hosted representatives from faith- and community-based organizations, universities and colleges, healthcare systems, and other stakeholder groups to discuss the drivers of misinformation and disinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how public health can move forward to address vaccine hesitancy.