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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 ...

Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines

Blog,
California,
Alabama,
South Carolina,
Georgia,
Arkansas,
At-Risk Populations,
Elimination of Disparities,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID Vaccine,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Partnership,
Alaska,
Geetika Nadkarni

Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines astho, association of state and territorial health officials, association of state and territorial health officials astho, ...

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 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 ...

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 ...