2022 Legislative Prospectus Series

As part of our comprehensive State Health Policy portfolio, ASTHO provides an annual legislative prospectus—a series of briefs summarizing upcoming legislation proposals that impact public health from across the states and territories. The legislative prospectus series anticipates trends in public health law for the next year and provides a short review for public health professionals and legislators alike to help bring them up to speed in time for upcoming legislative sessions.

This page contains an archive of the 2022 Legislative Prospectus entries.

Face mask and gavel on a desk

Legislative Prospectus: Maintaining Public Health's Legal Authority to Prevent Disease Spread

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Public health worker in PPE administering a COVID test

Legislative Prospectus: Public Health Workforce

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Legislative Prospectus: Data Modernization and Privacy Protections

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Legislative Prospectus: Supporting Mental and Behavioral Health

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Rural farm surrounded by corn fields

Legislative Prospectus: Rural Health

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Three young Black women socializing while wearing paper face masks

Legislative Prospectus: Health Equity

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Legislative Prospectus: E-Cigarettes and Flavored Tobacco Products

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Hands under a stream of running water

Legislative Prospectus: PFAS

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Pills spilling on to a table from an overturned bottle

Legislative Prospectus: HIV

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COVID-19 vaccine ampoules

Legislative Prospectus: Immunization

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