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State Legislative Activity Supports Federal Evidence-Based HIV Prevention Initiative

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Arizona,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Illinois,
Kentucky,
Massachusetts,
Missouri,
New Jersey,
New York,
Oregon,
Rhode Island,
Virginia,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Rachel Scheckman,
LGBTQ+,
Evidence or Fact-Based Measures,
Syndemic-Related Infections

Across the nation, public health agencies have mounted herculean efforts to stem the COVID-19 pandemic while addressing a pre-existing HIV epidemic and an opioid crisis that is serving as a source for many new HIV outbreaks. Tackling these ...

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,
Health Care 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 ...

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 ...

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,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Health Equity,
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,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Mental Health,
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 ...

Shifting Legal Landscape of Public Health and Places of Worship

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Arizona,
California,
Colorado,
Florida,
Indiana,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Utah,
Maggie Davis

Reconciling the tension between public health and civil liberties is one of the most significant challenges of public health law and ethics. The Supreme Court of the United States historically upheld state authority to enact and enforce ...

States Explore the Relationship Between Partner Violence and Substance Use Disorders

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Mental Health,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Preparedness,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
New Jersey,
Ramya Dronamraju

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a critical moment to address intimate partner violence as a major public health threat. Intimate partner violence associated with substance use disorders and mental health challenges, and ...