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Harm Reduction Policies Can Prevent Overdose Fatalities

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Oklahoma,
Alabama,
Connecticut,
Georgia,
Louisiana,
Minnesota,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Tennessee,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Arkansas,
Delaware,
Illinois,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Missouri,
Rhode Island,
Washington,
New York,
California,
Vermont,
JoAnne McClure

Adopting a public health approach to substance use by implementing harm reduction policies across all levels of government can help communities address the overdose crisis. This post analyzes e

More States Consider Restricting Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arkansas,
Connecticut,
Washington, D.C.,
Florida,
Hawaii,
Indiana,
Kansas,
Maryland,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Dakota,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Vermont,
Washington,
Maggie Davis

A pressing public health issue before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the need for public health interventions to reduce tobacco use is heightened with a strong association between tobacco use, in all forms, with severe COVID-19 outcomes. ...

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.

Expanding Pharmacist-Prescribed HIV PrEP

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Health Care Access,
Infectious Disease,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
LGBTQ+,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Illinois,
Maryland,
Maine,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
Oregon,
Rhode Island,
Utah,
Virginia,
Rachel Scheckman

PrEP is a powerful tool to reduce new HIV infections; expanding access to PrEP is a priority within the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative. One way to increase access to PrEP is by allowing pharmacists to prescribe and ...

Opportunities for Public Health Agencies to Advance Sustainable Financing of Community Health Worker Programs

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Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Kentucky,
Maryland,
Arizona,
New Jersey,
North Carolina,
Pennsylvania,
South Carolina,
Utah,
Michigan,
South Dakota,
Kansas,
New Mexico,
Nevada,
Rhode Island,
Colorado,
Minnesota,
Alaska,
Massachusetts,
Washington,
Louisiana,
Wisconsin,
Idaho,
Connecticut,
Missouri,
New York,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Texas,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Funding

Opportunities for Public Health Agencies to Advance Sustainable Financing of Community Health Worker Programs Advancing Sustainable Financing of Community Health Workers Explore how health officials can play key roles as funders, ...

Telehealth and Licensure Policies Improving Health Care Access for Rural Communities

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Telehealth,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Telehealth,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Indiana,
Missouri,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
Vermont,
Ashley Cram,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs

Recent legislation at both the state and federal levels has significantly affected the ability of health care providers to serve patients virtually and across state lines.

ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part One

Blog,
Data Modernization,
Arizona,
Policy,
Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Health Equity,
Environmental Health,
New Hampshire,
Oklahoma,
Maine,
Florida,
Colorado,
Tennessee,
Virginia,
Wisconsin,
California,
New Jersey,
Missouri,
Maryland,
New York,
Georgia,
Delaware,
New Mexico,
Hawaii,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Overdose Prevention,
STIs,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health,
Lillian Colasurdo,
Maggie Davis,
Lana McKinney,
JoAnne McClure

ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part One legislative session, state policy, data collection, domestic violence, health information exchange, data privacy, substance misuse, overdose prevention, sexually transmitted infections, ...