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State Legislatures Reshape Public Health Legal Authority

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Policy,

Public Health Law,

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Healthcare Access,

STIs,

HIV,

North Carolina,

South Carolina,

Hawaii,

Washington,

Texas,

Utah,

Kansas,

Idaho,

Oklahoma,

Wyoming,

New Hampshire,

Jessica Baggett,

Andy Baker-White,

Maggie Davis

Learn how state and territorial legislatures can bolster or restrict public health legal authority, with examples from early COVID-19 as well as 2024.

The Youth Mental Health Crisis: States Invest in Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Strategies

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Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Mental Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

ACEs,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Oregon,

Texas,

Rhode Island,

Oklahoma,

Illinois,

Washington,

Maggie Davis,

Robin Matthies,

Health Equity,

Disability Inclusion,

Evidence or Fact-Based Measures,

Data Modernization,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

LGBTQ+,

Social Determinants of Health,

At-Risk Populations

Following disruptions to daily life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency departments saw an increase of mental health-related visits. A June 2021 study showed a significant increase of mental health-related visits among ...

Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2021

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Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Influenza,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Public Health Law,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Healthcare Access,

Andy Baker-White,

Beth Giambrone,

Maggie Davis,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Evidence or Fact-Based Measures

With many of the state and territorial legislatures reconvening over the next few weeks, we can look forward to new (and not-so-new) legislation start to crop up that will impact public health. To help navigate the new legislative ...

2022 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

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Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

Mental Health,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Infectious Disease,

West Virginia,

Wyoming,

New Jersey,

California,

Washington, D.C.,

New York,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Hawaii,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Rhode Island,

Minnesota,

Washington,

Maryland,

Parker Beene,

Maggie Davis,

Beth Giambrone

The ASTHO State Health Policy team provides brief updates on 5 of the ten state health policy issues to watch in 2022: mental and behavioral health, rural health, e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products, HIV and PFAS.

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Public Health Workforce

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Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID and Workforce,

Public Health Workforce,

California,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Georgia,

Montana,

Nevada,

New York,

Oklahoma,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Tennessee,

Utah,

Maggie Davis

Continuing ASTHO’s Legislative Prospectus series—which highlights the top 10 public health policy issues for 2022—we are focusing this week on mental and behavioral health as well as supporting the public health workforce.

Policymakers Boosting Public Health Readiness for Respiratory Illness Season

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Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Colorado,

Georgia,

Guam,

Idaho,

Illinois,

Louisiana,

Michigan,

New Hampshire,

Virginia,

West Virginia,

Maggie Davis

Public health leaders are positioned to prevent illness from the "tripledemic” of COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV with approved vaccines and preventative antibody treatments.

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Health Equity and Rural Health

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Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Telehealth,

Public Health Workforce,

Beth Giambrone,

Maggie Davis

ASTHO has identified health equity and rural health as issues that policymakers across the country will consider in 2022.

Public Health and the Courtroom: How Health Officials Become Involved With Lawsuits

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Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Public Health Law,

State Health Policy,

Mississippi,

Ohio,

Utah,

Members,

Andy Baker-White,

Maggie Davis,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Thomas Dobbs

As leaders of their state agency, state and territorial health officials can be named parties in lawsuits alleging that an action taken by a public health agency was unlawful. These officials are typically sued in their “official ...

The Shifting Legal Landscape of COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements

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Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Preparedness,

Maggie Davis,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Disability Inclusion

As governments and private entities adopt COVID-19 vaccine protocols to protect health and safety, legal challenges are mounting. In some states, policymakers have proactively attempted to limit or prohibit adopting COVID-19 vaccine ...

Courts Considering Challenges to States Blocking School Mask Requirements

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Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Immunization,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Maggie Davis,

Education,

COVID and Special Populations,

Iowa,

South Carolina,

Tennessee,

Texas,

Florida,

Arkansas,

Arizona,

Oklahoma,

Disability Inclusion,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Infant and Child Health

Recent state laws and governor emergency orders prohibiting universal school mask protocols are complicating the implementation of CDC’s evidence-based guidance for COVID-19 mitigation measures for in-person school. Ten states have enacted ...

States Consider Role of COVID-19 Vaccination for School Enrollment

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Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Education,

Health Equity,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Andy Baker-White,

Lauren Ewing,

Maggie Davis,

Public Health Law,

Alabama,

Alaska,

Arkansas,

Iowa,

Massachusetts,

New Jersey,

New York,

Ohio,

Tennessee,

Utah,

Washington,

West Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Infant and Child Health

This week might have marked the beginning of summer, but many policymakers and health officials have their eye on the upcoming school year and what that might mean in terms of getting students vaccinated against COVID-19. According to a ...

Modernizing State HIV Laws: Legislation to Prevent and Decriminalize HIV

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Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

At-Risk Populations,

Infectious Disease,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Arizona,

Washington, D.C.,

Florida,

Georgia,

Kentucky,

Maryland,

Minnesota,

North Dakota,

Pennsylvania,

Virginia,

Maggie Davis

Though we’ve made progress on the number of HIV cases in the U.S, tens of thousands of Americans are diagnosed with HIV each year—a disproportionate number being people of color. In 2019, the federal government launched the Ending the HIV ...

2023 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Contraception Access,

Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Public Health Workforce,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

California,

Connecticut,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Maine,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Missouri,

Montana,

New Jersey,

New York,

Oklahoma,

Rhode Island,

Texas,

Vermont,

Washington,

Maggie Davis,

Andy Baker-White,

Lillian Colasurdo,

Lana McKinney

A mid-session legislative update on five of ASTHO's top 10 public health state policy issues to watch in 2023: data privacy and modernization, reproductive health, health equity, strengthening public health agencies, and immunization.