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How States are Using Policy to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Health Care Access,
Sameer Rao,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Florida,
Georgia,
Maine,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Texas,
West Virginia

Approximately 700 women die annually in the U.S. between 2007-2016 as a result of pregnancy or its complications, according to CDC data. This is one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the developed world. On top of that, there are ...

Community Health Worker Certification by Jurisdiction

Brief,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Public Health Workforce,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
Connecticut,
Florida,
Indiana,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
Ohio,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
South Carolina,
Texas,
Virginia,
Wisconsin

This brief examines the ways states can support certification for community health workers.

Policies that Reduce Stigma are Critical to Ending the HIV Epidemic

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Race and Public Health,
LGBTQ+,
California,
Connecticut,
Florida,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
Maggie Davis,
Rachel Scheckman,
Victoria Pless

Supporting policies that reduce HIV stigma and promote health equity is an important public health issue.

Bridging the Digital Divide in Health Care to Improve Access to Care

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Telehealth,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
New York,
Florida,
Illinois,
Hawaii,
South Carolina,
Elimination of Disparities,
Rural Health,
Race and Public Health

The digital divide in health care has created a growing division between communities who have access to digital health technologies and broadband versus those who experience limited access to these resources. Marginalized communities such ...

State Legislatures Moving to Increase Rural Health Care Access

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Florida,
Hawaii,
Kentucky,
Nebraska,
Iowa,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Alabama,
Oklahoma,
Indiana,
Colorado,
North Dakota,
Mississippi,
Georgia,
California,
Oregon,
Washington

State Legislatures Moving to Increase Rural Health Care Access How States Are Incentivizing Health Care Providers to Practice in Rural Areas Lana McKinney Hospital closures and fewer care options in rural areas cause worse health outcomes ...

Leveraging Healthy People 2030 to Build Non-Traditional Multisector Partnerships

Toolkit,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Healthy People 2030,
Health in All Policies,
Health Equity,
Operationalizing Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Health Care Access,
California,
Colorado,
Florida,
Illinois,
Kansas,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Ohio,
Wisconsin,
Corinne Gillenwater,
Megan DeNubila,
Taylor Francis,
Karen McCullough

Leveraging Healthy People 2030 to Build Non-Traditional Multisector Partnerships multisector partnerships, healthy people 2030, health equity, health outcomes, social services, health disparities, preventable disease, premature death, ...

What’s Next for Telehealth: States Try to Make COVID-19 Telehealth Options Permanent

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Telehealth,
Health Equity,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Telehealth,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Connecticut,
Hawaii,
Iowa,
Kentucky,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
Vermont,
New York,
Florida,
West Virginia,
Maine,
Illinois,
Alaska,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Janet Oputa

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, temporarily expanding the use of telehealth technologies by removing various requirements and ...

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 ...

Legislative Action Bridging Public Health and Clinical Health Care

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Telehealth,
Public Health Workforce,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Florida,
Maryland,
Texas,
Arkansas,
Indiana,
California,
Illinois,
Iowa,
Montana,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
New York,
Oklahoma,
West Virginia,
Kentucky,
Ashley Cram,
Brianna Gorman

Three ways policymakers are addressing access to care are through telehealth, safety net and emergency services, and adjusted reimbursement rates to Medicaid-enrolled providers.

Cross-Sector Partnerships to Improve Health and Housing Outcomes: Resource Guide

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Connecticut,
Florida,
Maine,
Oregon,
Washington

This report synthesizes partnership, financing, and data-sharing approaches that healthcare, housing providers, and other sectors can undertake to improve health and housing outcomes.

Utilizing Doula Care to Support Substance Use Disorder in the Postpartum Period

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
New Jersey,
Florida,
Illinois,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Nebraska,
North Dakota,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Virginia,
Maria Gabriela Ruiz,
Ramya Dronamraju

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.

Sustaining DMI: Medicaid Advanced Planning Document Process

Resource,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Data Modernization,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Funding,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Medicaid Sustainable Financing of DMI,
Alabama,
Arizona,
Florida,
Hawaii,
Wyoming

Sustaining DMI: Medicaid Advanced Planning Document Process How state Medicaid agencies can request enhanced federal funding for Medicaid Enterprise Systems and related activities. Why is the Advanced Planning Document process important? ...