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Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2021

Blog,

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 ...

ASTHO’s Public Health Resolutions for 2021

News,

ASTHO News,

Population Health and Prevention,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Rural Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Accreditation,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Tobacco Control,

Blog,

Alannah Kittle,

Cara Person,

Kristi Meadows,

Vector-Borne Disease

Every year, ASTHO performs an annual environmental scan to identify these policy and programmatic priorities. The most recent scan occurred from June 2019 to May 2020. Through ongoing collection of data from a variety of sources—including ...

Addressing the Impact of Rural Hospital Closures on Maternal and Infant Health

Blog,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Telehealth,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Rural Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Telehealth,

Arkansas,

North Carolina,

Lexa Giragosian

Rural hospital closures exacerbate poor socioeconomic conditions, job loss, cost of health services, transportation times and barriers, and inequitable access to quality care, all of which contribute to unfavorable maternal and infant ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Health Equity and Rural Health

Blog,

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.

National Rural Health Day: States Investing in Rural Communities

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Rural Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Quality Improvement,

Accreditation,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Workforce,

Anna Bartels

November 18 is National Rural Health Day, a commemoration started by State Offices of Rural Health to recognize the power and resilience of rural communities. Twenty percent of the U.S. population lives in rural communities. Recognizing ...

Telehealth and Licensure Policies Improving Healthcare 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,

Healthcare 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 healthcare providers to serve patients virtually and across state lines.

Transformational Leadership: A Vaccine for Rural Healthcare Delivery

Blog,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Partnership,

At-Risk Populations,

Rural Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Colorado,

Texas,

Benjamin Anderson

During the early spread of COVID-19, the National Rural Health Association senior vice president Brock Slabach stated: “Before the pandemic, rural hospitals were struggling for survival. COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the fractures that ...

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,

Healthcare 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 ...

Harnessing the Power of Rural: Expanding Access to Telehealth

Health Equity,

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Rural Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Special Populations,

Social Determinants of Health,

Funding,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

At-Risk Populations,

Colorado,

Mississippi,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Neehar Mahidadia,

Primary Care and Public Health

As we celebrate National Rural Health Day this year, we are reminded of how important telehealth can be for public health and healthcare. Telehealth can minimize challenges faced by rural patients and communities—such as transportation, ...

Rural Health Perspectives: West Virginia and Montana Share Priorities

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Rural Health,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Montana,

West Virginia,

Andrew Tucker,

Ayne Amjad,

Maggie Cook-Shimanek,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

COVID Resilience,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

COVID and Funding,

Public Health Workforce,

Leadership Development

In recognition of Rural Health Day, which falls on Nov. 18, we spoke with Ayne Amjad (SHO-WV) and Maggie Cook-Shimanek (SHO-MT) about the importance of public health in rural areas.