States Can Lead on Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change
Earth Day is a natural time to examine current and future climate change policies that impact human health, including clean air, safe drinking water, access to food, and secure shelter.
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Preventing Firearm Injury and Death with Safe and Secure Storage Policies
Ohio,
State efforts to reduce firearm injury and death with safe storage policies.
16 Key Considerations for Drive-Through or Mobile Testing
Blog,
Ohio,
Utah,
16 recommendations for states as they set up mobile and drive-through COVID-19 test sites.
State Actions on COVID-19 Vaccine Verification
Iowa,
As the number of COVID-19 vaccinations grows, some states are looking at their vaccination rates to determine when to loosen measures that mitigate the spread of COVID-19, such as venue capacity ...
Cross-Agency Approaches to Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Treatment: National Recommendations
Ohio,
This report highlights recommendations for structuring and advancing cross-agency approaches to substance use disorder prevention and treatment.
State Policy Can Reduce Systemic Racism in Public Health
Ohio,
In 2020 and early 2021, state policymakers took action to raise awareness of the impacts of racism on health outcomes, to reverse the damage of racist polices, and to implement policy changes to ...
The New Frontier of Digital Proximity Tracing
The New Frontier of Digital Proximity Tracing Association of state and territorial health officials, astho, public health, covid-19, contact tracing, case investigation, public health surveillance, ...
Jurisdictions Moving Many ASTHO Essential Tobacco Control Policies Forward
Guam,
Iowa,
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 ...
Breastfeeding Equity Through Community Engagement
Ohio,
Utah,
In this infographic, ASTHO highlights some of the biggest takeaways, successes, and data collected from the Breastfeeding Learning Community.
States Stepping Up to Support Families and Reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences
ACEs,
Research confirms that strengthening economic supports can improve parental mental health, children’s health, education, and social outcomes.
School-Based Strategies are Crucial to Supporting Adolescent Girls’ Mental Health
ACEs,
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 ...
Using Medicaid Datasets to Measure Tobacco Use: A Review
Tobacco use causes 480,000 premature deaths each year, making it the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. In collaboration with CDC, ASTHO is leading an effort to explore how ...
As Families Seek More Work / Life Balance, States Consider Leave Policies
An ASTHO blog article on leave policies to support better work/life balance.
States’ Food, Housing, and Transportation Initiatives Aim to Reduce Health Disparities
Considerable evidence supports the connection between housing, food security, transportation and health outcomes, so states are implementing policies to build healthy environments that ensure ...
State/Territorial Policy Considerations for Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences
ACEs,
Ohio,
ASTHO staff identified a range of evidence-supported policies considered by state legislatures that could prevent ACEs. This report synthesizes these research and policy proposals and is intended for ...