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Inclusive Contracting: Successes to Advance Breastfeeding Equity

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Funding,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Blog,

Aika Aluc,

Evangeline Crawford,

Ify Mordi,

Melissa L. Lewis,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Grants and Contracts Management,

At-Risk Populations,

Alaska,

Arkansas,

Colorado,

Elimination of Disparities,

Infant and Child Health,

Public Health Workforce

Though now an illegal practice, government contracts, policies, and practices have generally excluded women, and Black, Indigenous, and people of color. Still, practices and existing structures continue the inequitable distribution of all ...

The Importance of Family Engagement in Breastfeeding Programs

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Tennessee,

Blog,

Deborah Backman,

Colorado,

Healthcare Access,

Infant and Child Health

Every August, national, state, and local breastfeeding stakeholders celebrate National Breastfeeding Month by engaging each other and the public in conversations about changes needed to build a landscape of breastfeeding support. The 2021 ...

States Stepping Up to Support Families and Reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

ACEs,

Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

California,

Colorado,

Hawaii,

Illinois,

New Jersey,

Oregon,

Vermont,

Washington,

Beth Giambrone,

Maggie Davis,

Caitlin Langhorne Griffith,

Jessica Bissett

Research confirms that strengthening economic supports can improve parental mental health, children’s health, education, and social outcomes.

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

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Race and Public Health,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

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Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Rural Health,

Alabama,

California,

Colorado,

Florida,

Hawaii,

Indiana,

Louisiana,

Maine,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

New Hampshire,

New York,

West Virginia,

Andy Baker-White,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Education

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century, as well as some of the most powerful and cost-effective tools to prevent disease, disparities, disability, and death among children and adults. The COVID-19 ...

States Support Postpartum Health with Medicaid Expansions

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Law,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

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Iowa,

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Oklahoma,

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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 consolidated appropriations act, national ...

Centering the Community’s Voice in State-Led Health Equity Initiatives

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Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Elimination of Disparities,

Race and Public Health,

Operationalizing Equity,

Colorado,

Massachusetts,

Nevada,

New Jersey,

Oregon,

Virginia,

Washington,

Lana McKinney,

Jessica Fepelstein

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