Home Visiting Reauthorization: The First Trimester
The Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting program, which provides visiting services to parents with young children, is up for Congressional reauthorization. This post explores the ...
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Some Early Childhood Development Programs Stalled, Others Flourished During Pandemic
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ASTHO interviewed two state health agencies (SHAs), two nonprofit partners, and one university partner that were heavily invested in state early childhood development policy about how their programs ...
Understanding the Updated Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines
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In December 2021, HRSA approved new and updated Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines, which will go into effect in 2023. The recent changes include a new guideline on obesity prevention for midlife ...
Using Your Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Food Insecurity
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Food insecurity is a pervasive barrier to the health and well-being of many differing vulnerable populations in the United States, including minority populations and rural communities.
Strategic Policies Protect Breastfeeding in Workplaces and Schools
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Families who wish to breastfeed in the United States often face barriers in workplace and school settings. To address these disparities, federal, state, and territorial governments are adopting ...
Changes to School Nutrition Programs Helping Curb Pandemic-Related Impacts
The National School Lunch Program, a federally-assisted meal program run by USDA, has provided millions of children with nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunches each school day.