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States Work to Support Rural Hospitals Despite Pandemic Challenges

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Workforce,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Rural Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
California,
Hawaii,
Maryland,
Kentucky,
Kansas,
Oklahoma,
Utah,
Beth Giambrone,
Public Health Workforce

When rural hospitals close, it increases the distance people must travel for essential healthcare services. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and magnified the factors leading to rural hospital closures across the country. Many ...

Building a More Equitable Economy Post-Pandemic

Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Recovery,
Bouce Forward,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Health Equity,
Funding,
Partnership,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Preparedness,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Healthcare Access,
Community Health Workers,
Social Determinants of Health,
Delaware,
Hawaii,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Utah,
Blog,
Ann Flagg,
At-Risk Populations,
Health in All Policies

Economic security and well-being, job stability, access to safe and affordable housing, access to healthy and nutritious foods, and access to resources to manage mental and physical health—all of these things impact individual, family, and ...

2022 Legislative Session Update: Part One

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
State Health Policy,
Leadership Development,
Public Health Workforce,
Indiana,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Nebraska,
New York,
Utah,
Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Andy Baker-White,
Lana McKinney,
Maggie Davis

The ASTHO State Health Policy team provides brief updates on 5 of the ten state health policy issues to watch in 2022: public health authority, immunization, data privacy and modernization, public health workforce, and health equity.

HiAP Strategy Works in States, Locally to Meet Equity Challenges in COVID-19 Response

Health Equity,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Maryland,
Pennsylvania,
California,
Virginia,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID Vaccine,
Race and Public Health,
Blog,
Adney Rakotoniaina,
Ali Aslam,
Alix Ware,
Bridget Kerner,
Kerry Wyss,
Health in All Policies,
Partnership

While governments have faced challenges in adopting a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach to respond to COVID-19, the impact of the public health emergency across sectors such as housing, transportation, and employment has created a ...

The Vital Role of State Primary Care Offices: Ensuring Access to Quality Care

Blog,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Maryland,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Workforce

Ensuring access to competent primary care is an essential function of state and territorial health agencies. Research findings indicate that access to regular primary care is associated with higher rates of receiving preventive care and ...