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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 ...

Policymakers Boosting Public Health Readiness for Respiratory Illness Season

Health Policy Update,
Immunization,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Colorado,
Georgia,
Guam,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Louisiana,
Michigan,
New Hampshire,
Virginia,
West Virginia,
Maggie Davis

Public health leaders are positioned to prevent illness from the "tripledemic” of COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV with approved vaccines and preventative antibody treatments.

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. ...

Jurisdictions Using Policy to Address Unique Island Area Health Challenges

Health Policy Update,
Climate and Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Elimination of Disparities,
Social Determinants of Health,
COVID-19,
Territorial Health Policy,
Natural Disasters,
Federal Government Affairs,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
American Samoa,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Guam,
Marshall Islands,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Beth Giambrone,
Parker Beene

ASTHO has several members from the territories and Freely Associated States—jurisdictions with unique challenges, and do not fall under the category of a state or federal district. This post is a ...

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 ...

Top Nine Public Health Highlights of 2019

People of Public Health,
Washington Week,
HIV,
Opioids,
Tobacco Control,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Members,
Federal Government Affairs,
Territorial Health Policy,
Climate and Health,
Infectious Disease,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Funding,
Michael Fraser,
Nathaniel Smith,
John Wiesman,
Ngozi Ezike,
Joneigh Khaldun,
Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson,
Lee Norman,
Monica Bharel,
Renee Coleman Mitchell,
Esther L. Muña,
Linda Denourcey,
Karyl Thomas Rattay

ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser looks back on nine of the top public health highlights in 2019.

Promoting Health Equity Through State Orders for COVID-19 Testing

Health Policy Update,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
Pandemics,
Population Health and Prevention,
At-Risk Populations,
Kentucky,
Maine,
New Jersey,
North Carolina,
Vermont,
Andy Baker-White,
Emergency Powers

In order to contain and mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread, rapid testing is key. Rampant and efficient testing determines who has the virus and who may be at risk of transmitting it, and ...

How State and Territorial Health Departments Can Navigate Recent Executive Actions

Health Policy Update,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Territorial Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Funding,
Race and Public Health,
Tribal Health,
Partnership,
State Health Policy,
Pandemics,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID and Supply Chain,
COVID Testing and Screening,
Emergency Powers,
Public Health Law,
Carolyn McCoy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Workforce

One of tools presidents have to implement and drive their strategy are executive actions. Executive orders and presidential memoranda carry the force of law and allow presidents to move quickly, ...