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COVID-19’s Impact on Pregnancy and Childbirth Policies

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID and Special Populations,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Alabama,
Illinois,
Indiana,
New Jersey,
New York,
North Carolina,
Washington,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
COVID and Law/Policy

Many states have introduced bills to strengthen and increase access to these prenatal, delivery, and postpartum services, building a solid foundation of care for women who must navigate the healthcare system and make difficult decisions ...

States Support Rural Hospitals While COVID-19 Highlights Challenges

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Telehealth,
COVID Testing and Screening,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Mississippi,
Wyoming,
North Carolina,
Missouri,
Utah,
Washington,
Oklahoma,
Florida,
Andy Baker-White

More than 100 rural hospitals have closed since 2010, and an additional 25% are at high risk of closure, and COVID-19 has magnified the existing stressors on rural healthcare. As a result, states are using a variety of measures to address ...

How to Support Youth Post COVID-19 With More Flexible Policies

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
ACEs,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Caitlin Langhorne Griffith,
Victoria Pless,
Martha Yeide,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
Vermont,
Pennsylvania,
Illinois,
Washington,
New Jersey,
Massachusetts,
Maine,
Nevada,
Washington, D.C.,
California,
Wyoming

How to Support Youth Post COVID-19 With More Flexible Policies Caitlin Langhorne Griffith, Victoria Pless, Martha Yeide Over the past few months, COVID-19 has highlighted how current policies and funding do not support an equitable ...

Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention in the Pacific Territories

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Series,
Chief Medical Officer Series,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Heart Disease,
Stroke,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Guam,
Marshall Islands,
Palau,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Marcus Plescia

Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention in the Pacific Territories heart disease, stroke prevention, american heart month, cardiovascular health, chronic disease, pacific territories, environmental infrastructure, disease epidemic, tobacco ...

Increasing Access to Breastfeeding Resources for Mothers Who Are Incarcerated

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Infant and Child Health,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Alabama,
Michigan,
New Mexico,
Shatoria Townsend

Breastfeeding is a shared priority across the nation, and should accommodate mothers who are incarcerated.

Engaging Communities Is a Critical Tobacco Control Strategy

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Indiana,
Minnesota,
New York,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Michigan,
Washington,
Wisconsin,
Matta Sannoh,
Joshua Berry,
Charla Sutton,
Kenny Ray,
Ashley Hebert,
Iman Byfield,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health

Engaging Communities Is a Critical Tobacco Control Strategy Community Engagement Tobacco Control, Menthol Cigarette Disparities, Tobacco Control Learning Collaborative, Culturally Tailored Tobacco Interventions, Flavored Tobacco Product ...

Using Lessons from the COVID-19 Response to Inform Telehealth Activities

Brief,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Health Equity,
Immunization,
COVID and Telehealth,
Telehealth,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Hawaii,
Kentucky,
Nevada,
Series,
Public Health Transformation

Health providers have widely used telehealth to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection and to improve access to healthcare services thanks in large part to policy changes and regulations. This brief explores how state and territorial ...

Why It’s Never Too Early to Prep for Hurricane Season

Blog,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Florida,
Virgin Islands,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Partnership,
Emma Carlson,
Emma Talkington,
Adrianna Evans,
Nicholas Porter,
Lisa Peterson,
State and Territorial Environmental Health Directors,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion

Health agencies play a key role in preparing for and responding to hurricanes and other severe weather events.

Centering the Community’s Voice in State-Led Health Equity Initiatives

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
Operationalizing Equity,
Colorado,
Massachusetts,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
Oregon,
Virginia,
Washington,
Lana McKinney,
Jessica Fepelstein

Centering the Community’s Voice in State-Led Health Equity Initiatives health equity, public health departments, health outcomes, michigan public health institute, health disparities, underserved populations, marginalized communities, ...

Forming Partnerships to Increase Rural Immunization Rates

Blog,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Vaccine,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Elimination of Disparities,
Shalini Nair,
Heather Tomlinson

Forming Partnerships to Increase Rural Immunization Rates ASTHO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, national immunization awareness month, farmworker communities, vaccine equity project, increase rural immunization, ...

Jurisdictions Using Policy to Address Unique Island Area Health Challenges

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Social Determinants of Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Federal Government Affairs,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
American Samoa,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Guam,
Marshall Islands,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Beth Giambrone,
Parker Beene

ASTHO has several members from the territories and Freely Associated States—jurisdictions with unique challenges, and do not fall under the category of a state or federal district. This post is a brief look at some of the public health ...