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Policymakers Boosting Public Health Readiness for Respiratory Illness Season

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Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
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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.

Harm Reduction Policies Can Prevent Overdose Fatalities

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Health Policy Update,
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JoAnne Deehr

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

Updated Rundown of State and Territorial COVID-19 Mask Requirements

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Health Policy Update,
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Andy Baker-White

Several states and territories, as well as many local governments, are going beyond recommendations and requiring individuals to wear face coverings when they are in public settings and spaces (i.e. grocery stores, retail stores, ...

Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Supportive Housing

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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the intersections of social determinants of health, such as transportation, education, and housing, and their impact on the health of individuals and communities. As the moratorium on evictions ends in ...

Domestic Holiday Travel Pandemic Restrictions and Recommendations

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Maggie Davis

The 2020 holiday season is coinciding with a nationwide surge of COVID-19 cases. With great concern that holiday travel to see loved ones may exacerbate community spread of the virus, many states are increasing public health measures ...

Reducing the Impact of Eating Disorders on Adolescent Girls

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Lexa Giragosian

Reducing the Impact of Eating Disorders on Adolescent Girls eating disorders, adolescent girls, youth mental health, school-based health systems, prevention strategies, bmi, social media usage, public health, health problems, united ...

Jurisdictions Moving Many ASTHO Essential Tobacco Control Policies Forward

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Joshua Berry,
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Over the past several years, states and jurisdictions have continued to implement important policies to reduce tobacco and nicotine use, including increasing tobacco prices, expanding areas deemed “smoke-free,” limiting the sale of ...

State and Territorial Caregiver Wellness Policies May Reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences

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Beth Giambrone,
Maggie Davis

People exposed to adverse childhood experiences are at risk for negative physical and/or mental health outcomes, substance use disorders, and unfavorable social outcomes in adulthood. One known risk factor for ACEs is caregiver stress, ...

Health Agencies Keeping Cottage Foods Safe

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Heather Tomlinson

Health Agencies Keeping Cottage Foods Safe Heather Tomlinson Rows of homemade jams at the local farmer’s market and a neighbor’s birthday cake on social media have something in common: they are both cottage (or homestead) food products. ...

Increasing Access to Doulas will Ease the Maternal Health Crisis

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Alexandra Kearly,
Ramya Dronamraju

State and federal actions to expand the doula workforce and improve maternal health.

How Can Health Agencies Support HAI/AR Program Alignment and Structure Reassessment?

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Video Blog Post,
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Joseph Kanter,
Erica Washington,
Grace Lee

The Louisiana Department of Health HAI/AR program highlights the current landscape of HAI/AR programs, the benefits of having leadership dedicated to the HAI/AR program mission and priorities, and the need for alignment of HAI/AR program ...

Effective Public Health Approaches to Reducing Congenital Syphilis

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Population Health and Prevention,
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Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Iowa,
Louisiana,
Kentucky,
South Carolina,
Health Care Access,
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Julia Greenspan,
Alexandra Kearly,
Rachel Scheckman,
JoAnne Deehr,
Sanaa Akbarali

Effective Public Health Approaches to Reducing Congenital Syphilis astho, association of state and territorial health officials, provider bias, syphilis screening requirements, medicaid family planning programs, medicaid eligibility, ...

School-Based Strategies are Crucial to Supporting Adolescent Girls’ Mental Health

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Health Policy Update,
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Lexa Giragosian

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a particularly negative impact on the mental health of adolescent girls. Fortunately, state legislators have been addressing school-based mental health through legislation enacted since the beginning of the ...

Strategic Policies Protect Breastfeeding in Workplaces and Schools

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Health Policy Update,
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Deborah Backman,
Infant and Child Health

Families who wish to breastfeed in the United States often face barriers in workplace and school settings. To address these disparities, federal, state, and territorial governments are adopting policies to improve lactation accommodations ...

Getting Ahead of the COVID-19 Vaccine

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Leah Silva,
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Scientists are working quickly to develop a safe and effective vaccine to provide immunity to COVID-19. Once a vaccine is approved, it will likely be imperative for states to authorize as many health care professionals to administer it, ...

Looking Back and Moving Forward from the U.S. Mpox Outbreak

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Hawaii,
Illinois,
Louisiana,
Amelia Poulin,
Chris Taylor,
Sidnie Christian

This blog post explores the impact of mpox, state health agency response, and the way forward.

State Policies Aim to Eliminate Food Deserts

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Health Policy Update,
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Washington,
Beth Giambrone

State Policies Aim to Eliminate Food Deserts Beth Giambrone Learn how states are working to improve access to healthy foods and eliminate food deserts in this Health Policy Update. The environment where we live, work, and play can shape ...

State Policies Bolster Investment in Community Health Workers

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Health Policy Update,
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State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
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Connecticut,
Louisiana,
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Nevada,
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North Dakota,
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Texas,
Virginia,
Washington,
Brianna Gorman

In the current legislative cycle, there are several policy strategies that support the development and integration of community health workers into the public health workforce, including dedicated federal funding and state laws supporting ...

Why Louisiana Doesn’t Certify Community Health Workers

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People of Public Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Workforce,
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Policy,
State Health Policy,
Louisiana,
Shelby Rowell,
Colleen Arceneaux,
Jantz Malbrue

Colleen Arceneaux and Jantz Malbrue from the Louisiana Department of Health to discuss why forgoing community health worker certification was the right course of action for their state.