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States Take Action to Expand Access to PrEP Through Telehealth

Health Policy Update,
At-Risk Populations,
HIV,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Telehealth,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Iowa,
Louisiana,
Michigan,
New Jersey,
New York,
Utah,
Vermont,
Tequam Worku,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Race and Public Health,
LGBTQ+,
Substance Misuse,
Partnership

State and local jurisdictions are developing Ending the HOV Epidemic plans. The EHE initiative has largely focused on four key strategies: Diagnose, Treat, Prevent, and Respond to potential ...

The Seven Biggest Public Health Policy Issues on the Hill in 2020

Health Policy Update,
Federal Government Affairs,
Pandemics,
Emergency Powers,
Public Health Law,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Tobacco Control,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Race and Public Health,
Funding,
Healthcare Access,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
Data Modernization

As a truly historic year comes to an end, many public health policy issues received a considerable amount of attention in 2020. Subjects such as the pandemic that will live on in infamy, racial ...

Ending the HIV Epidemic: 40 Years of Progress

Infectious Disease,
HIV,
Healthcare Access,
Arizona,
California,
Washington, D.C.,
New Jersey,
Anna Bartels,
Tequam Worku,
Illinois,
Virginia,
Nevada,
Pennsylvania,
Minnesota,
Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
At-Risk Populations,
Federal Government Affairs,
Data Modernization and Informatics

This June marked the 40-year anniversary of the first five cases of what later became known as AIDS reported in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Since then, more than 32 million people ...

COVID-19 and Beyond: Improving Youth Mental Health Outcomes and Disparities

COVID and Mental Health,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Health Policy Update,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Social Determinants of Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Pandemics,
Ioana Ungureanu,
Communications,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
LGBTQ+,
Race and Public Health,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Arkansas,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Indiana,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
New York,
Oklahoma,
Utah,
Washington,
State Health Policy

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted both the physical and mental health well-being of youth. Disruptions in both their home and school life have put youth at risk for poor mental health outcomes that ...

Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Supportive Housing

Tribal Health,
State Health Policy,
Health Policy Update,
Funding,
Mental Health,
Maryland,
Louisiana,
Social Determinants of Health,
Kyle Bogaert,
Meredith Alexander,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Disability Inclusion,
Health in All Policies,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Food and Water Safety,
Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,
Early Brain Development,
At-Risk Populations,
Oklahoma

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the intersections of social determinants of health, such as transportation, education, and housing, and their impact on the health of individuals and ...

Insular Areas Consider Variety of Public Health Related Legislation

Health Policy Update,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
COVID-19,
Territorial Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Community Health Workers,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Primary Care and Public Health,
PFAS,
Guam,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Virgin Islands,
Palau,
Marshall Islands,
American Samoa,
Puerto Rico,
Tobacco Control,
Andy Baker-White,
Beth Giambrone,
Emely Sanchez,
Partnership,
Advocacy,
Elimination of Disparities

Each year, ASTHO tracks and analyzes key legislation that impacts public health, and highlights the emerging trends for our members. While the bulk of the tracked legislation arises in state ...

Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2021

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Influenza,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
HIV,
Tobacco Control,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Public Health Law,
Emergency Powers,
Rural Health,
Healthcare Access,
Andy Baker-White,
Beth Giambrone,
Maggie Davis,
PFAS,
Evidence or Fact-Based Measures

With many of the state and territorial legislatures reconvening over the next few weeks, we can look forward to new (and not-so-new) legislation start to crop up that will impact public health. To ...

Recent Federal Actions Spur Changes to Children's Blood Lead Level Screenings and Response

Health Policy Update,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Early Brain Development,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Delaware,
Iowa,
New Jersey,
North Carolina,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Ali Aslam,
Healthcare Access,
At-Risk Populations,
Infant and Child Health

The COVID-19 pandemic introduced new challenges for screening children’s blood lead levels, as screening rates across the country dropped during stay-at-home orders. A substantive federal policy ...

States Aim to Improve Outcomes for People Experiencing Substance Use During Pregnancy

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Opioids,
Healthcare Access,
Health Equity,
California,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
New York,
Washington,
Wyoming,
Sowmya Kuruganti

In 2023 legislative sessions, states considered measures to improve access to care for pregnant people experiencing substance use disorder, increase provider knowledge of screening and treatment ...