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What’s Next for Telehealth: States Try to Make COVID-19 Telehealth Options Permanent

Health Policy Update,
COVID and Telehealth,
Health Equity,
Telehealth,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Connecticut,
Hawaii,
Iowa,
Kentucky,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
Vermont,
New York,
Florida,
West Virginia,
Maine,
Illinois,
Alaska,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Janet Oputa

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, temporarily expanding the use of telehealth ...

Updated Rundown of State and Territorial COVID-19 Mask Requirements

Health Policy Update,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Law/Policy,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
Pandemics,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Alabama,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Washington, D.C.,
Guam,
Hawaii,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Montana,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Puerto Rico,
Rhode Island,
Texas,
Vermont,
Virgin Islands,
Virginia,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Andy Baker-White

Several states and territories, as well as many local governments, are going beyond recommendations and requiring individuals to wear face coverings when they are in public settings and spaces (i.e. ...

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Public Health in the Courts

Health Policy Update,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Emergency Powers,
Pandemics,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Vaccine,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Opioids,
Climate and Health,
California,
Connecticut,
Hawaii,
Maine,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Montana,
New York,
North Carolina,
Pennsylvania,
Texas,
West Virginia,
Christina Severin

There are a number of court cases playing out across the country that could affect the options state and territorial health officials have to limit the spread of disease and promote health and ...

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

Health Policy Update,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
State Health Policy,
HIV,
Tobacco Control,
PFAS,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Mental Health,
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 ...

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, ...

How States are Using Policy to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Health Policy Update,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Sameer Rao,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Race and Public Health,
Florida,
Georgia,
Maine,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Texas,
West Virginia

Approximately 700 women die annually in the U.S. between 2007-2016 as a result of pregnancy or its complications, according to CDC data. This is one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Mental Health

Health Policy Update,
At-Risk Populations,
Rural Health,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
State Health Policy,
Alabama,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
Colorado,
Delaware,
Florida,
Hawaii,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kentucky,
Maine,
Maryland,
Minnesota,
New Jersey,
Ohio,
Oregon,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Virginia,
Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia,
Maggie Davis,
LGBTQ+

Continuing ASTHO’s Legislative Prospectus series—which highlights the top 10 public health policy issues for 2022—this post focuses on mental and behavioral health, as well as supporting the public ...