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Domestic Holiday Travel Pandemic Restrictions and Recommendations

Health Policy Update,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Preparedness,
Tribal Health,
Emergency Powers,
State Health Policy,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Alabama,
Alaska,
American Samoa,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Washington, D.C.,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Florida,
Georgia,
Guam,
Hawaii,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Marshall Islands,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Montana,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Palau,
Pennsylvania,
Puerto Rico,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virgin Islands,
Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming,
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 ...

States Support Postpartum Health with Medicaid Expansions

Health Policy Update,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arizona,
Colorado,
Iowa,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
Oklahoma,
Rhode Island,
Texas,
Utah,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming,
Sowmya Kuruganti

States Support Postpartum Health with Medicaid Expansions astho, association of state and territorial health officials, 2023 state legislative session, medicaid expansions, postpartum health, the ...

Legal Considerations for Scaling Monkeypox Vaccination Efforts

Health Policy Update,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
State Health Policy,
Pandemics,
Vaccine Distribution,
COVID-19,
Alabama,
Alaska,
Idaho,
Oregon,
South Dakota,
Washington, D.C.,
Maggie Davis,
Emergency Powers,
LGBTQ+,
Emerging Infectious Diseases,
Maine

Public health officials from all levels of government are working to respond to the existing outbreak of monkeypox, while preparing for the potential of more widespread transmission.

Infant Mental Health Policies Critical for Long-Term Well-Being

Health Policy Update,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Infant and Child Health,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
Youth Mental Health,
Alaska,
Hawaii,
Maryland,
Rhode Island,
Maria Gabriela Ruiz

Federal and state legislation can play a role in promoting positive infant mental health by providing funding and policies that support early intervention, caregiver assistance, and the creation of ...

How the Emergence of Xylazine Impacts Overdose Prevention Policy

State Health Policy,
Overdose Prevention,
Alaska,
Colorado,
Guam,
Maine,
Maryland,
Nebraska,
New York,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Pennsylvania,
South Carolina,
Vermont,
Illinois,
New Hampshire,
Delaware,
New Jersey,
Florida,
Massachusetts,
Utah,
Michigan,
Rhode Island,
Oklahoma,
West Virginia,
Indiana,
Puerto Rico,
JoAnne McClure,
Victoria Pless,
Health Policy Update,
Ohio

How the Emergence of Xylazine Impacts Overdose Prevention Policy overdose prevention policy, overdose crisis, fatal overdoses, emergence of xylazine, illicit drug supply, toxicological testing, ...

States Assessing and Mitigating Risks of Agencies Using Artificial Intelligence

Advocacy,
Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Workforce,
Disability Inclusion,
Texas,
Maine,
Maryland,
Arizona,
California,
Connecticut,
North Dakota,
Alaska,
Indiana,
Oklahoma,
New Jersey,
New York,
Data Modernization,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Maggie Davis,
Beth Giambrone

States Assessing and Mitigating Risks of Agencies Using Artificial Intelligence artificial intelligence, machine learning, drug overdose deaths, privacy protections, chatbot technology, department of ...

More States Consider Restricting Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
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,
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 ...

States Ensure Safe and Accessible Elections During COVID-19

Health Policy Update,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
Population Health and Prevention,
Alaska,
Arizona,
California,
Delaware,
Illinois,
Kentucky,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
North Carolina,
South Carolina,
Utah,
Leah Silva

In 1965, while signing the Voting Rights Act into law, President Lyndon B. Johnson stated that “a man without a vote is a man without protection.” However, voting is a bit more complicated this year ...

State Actions on COVID-19 Vaccine Verification

COVID and Law/Policy,
Health Policy Update,
COVID Vaccine,
Preparedness,
Public Health Law,
State Health Policy,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Alabama,
Arkansas,
Florida,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Missouri,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Minnesota,
Washington,
New Jersey,
New York,
Alaska,
Andy Baker-White,
California,
Michigan,
Ohio

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 ...

States Consider Role of COVID-19 Vaccination for School Enrollment

Health Policy Update,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
State Health Policy,
Education,
Health Equity,
Pandemics,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Andy Baker-White,
Lauren Ewing,
Maggie Davis,
Public Health Law,
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arkansas,
Iowa,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
New York,
Ohio,
Tennessee,
Utah,
Washington,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Infant and Child Health

This week might have marked the beginning of summer, but many policymakers and health officials have their eye on the upcoming school year and what that might mean in terms of getting students ...

States Offer Flexibility to Shore Up Healthcare Workforce

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID Testing and Screening,
COVID and Workforce,
Alaska,
Delaware,
Guam,
Indiana,
Kentucky,
Maine,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
Washington, D.C.,
COVID and Law/Policy

This Health Policy Update is an overview of policy strategies that states have taken at the executive and legislative levels to increase the healthcare workforce to more effectively and efficiently ...

Jurisdictions Moving Many ASTHO Essential Tobacco Control Policies Forward

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Tobacco Control,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Elimination of Disparities,
Alaska,
American Samoa,
California,
Florida,
Georgia,
Guam,
Hawaii,
Illinois,
Iowa,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Mississippi,
Nebraska,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Oregon,
Puerto Rico,
Rhode Island,
Tennessee,
Virgin Islands,
Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Joshua Berry,
Ann Abraham,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Evidence or Fact-Based Measures

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 ...

How States Are Housing the Homeless During a Pandemic

Health Policy Update,
At-Risk Populations,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Special Populations,
State Health Policy,
COVID and Funding,
Health in All Policies,
Social Determinants of Health,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arizona,
California,
Connecticut,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
Vermont,
Washington, D.C.

Policymakers seek to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by focusing on non-congregate sheltering and alternative housing for unhoused populations.

Jurisdictions Seek to Modernize Vital Records Systems

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Health Equity,
LGBTQ+,
Alaska,
California,
Iowa,
Maine,
Maryland,
Montana,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Vermont,
Parker Beene

State issued documents, such as birth certificates, are often required to navigate daily life. Vital records policy is a complex and evolving issue with many of the processes and procedures left to ...