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Policymakers Boosting Public Health Readiness for Respiratory Illness Season

Blog,
Guam,

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

Addressing Privacy Concerns of Using Mental Healthcare via Telehealth

Blog,
Ohio,
Utah,

In an effort to help meet demand, some states and territories have joined interjurisdictional licensing compacts that allow a mental healthcare provider licensed in one state to provide care in another state—without needing to gain ...

Increasing Access to Doulas will Ease the Maternal Health Crisis

Blog,

State and federal actions to expand the doula workforce and improve maternal health.

State Policies Bolster Investment in Community Health Workers

Blog,
Ohio,

In the current legislative cycle, there are several policy strategies that support the development and integration of community health workers into the public health workforce, including dedicated federal funding and state laws supporting ...

States Take Action to Expand Access to PrEP Through Telehealth

Blog,
STIs,
HIV,
Iowa,
Utah,

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 outbreaks. The EHE initiative set a goal to ...

Education and Public Health: Supporting Youth Through COVID-19 and Beyond

Blog,
ACEs,
Ohio,

Toxic stress contributes to a variety of negative outcomes for children. And unfortunately, COVID-19 has increased the likelihood of children experiencing childhood trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and toxic stress. States and ...

Health Equity During COVID-19: Top Strategies for an Equity-Focused Recovery Strategy

Blog,
Iowa,

COVID-19 has generated awareness of the importance of building community resiliency and brought about an influx of federal funding, which offers an opportunity to advance equity in prevention, social determinants of health, and healthcare.

A Patchwork Quilt of State Approaches to CHW Training

Blog,

Community health workers provide a wide range of services including advocacy, health education, patient navigation, as well as social-emotional support. Because national standards do not currently exist, trainings are typically often ...

Why Medicaid is Important to Advance Maternal Health in the United States

Blog,

State health officials and state Medicaid directors are pursuing innovative strategies that can help end preventable maternal mortality deaths and reduce widespread disparities.