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Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2021

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Influenza,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Tobacco Control,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Public Health Law,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Health Care Access,
Andy Baker-White,
Beth Giambrone,
Maggie Davis,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
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 help navigate the new legislative ...

The Next Surge REVISITED: The Behavioral Health Crisis Following COVID-19

Podcast,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
COVID Recovery,
Members,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Telehealth,
Robert Johnson,
Anne Zink,
Joe Parks,
Saul Levin,
Public Health Review

This conversation was recorded in May 2020, but felt the lessons and takeaways are still very relevant as we are finally starting to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. The rates of depression, suicide, and substance use are expected to ...

Building Community Resilience to Help Families Bounce Forward

Podcast,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Recovery,
Bouce Forward,
COVID Resilience,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Health Equity,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Health Care Access,
Members,
Robert Johnson,
Elke Shaw-Tulloch,
Suzy Sonnier,
Public Health Review

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected children’s and families’ social, emotional, and mental well-being, and demand for social services has increased due to COVID-19-related and economic factors. The speakers on this episode explain how ...

When the Power Fails: Helping Life-Support Equipment Users

Brief,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Natural Disasters,
Partnership,
Advocacy,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
New Jersey,
North Dakota,
Rhode Island,
Utah,
Louisiana,
Disability Inclusion,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Data and Disability Inclusion

People who use electricity-dependent durable medical equipment (DME) at home—such as ventilators and oxygen concentrators—can face life-threatening consequences during a power outage. HHS reports that 2.7 million Medicare beneficiaries ...

Strengthening Risk-Appropriate Care in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

Brief,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Health Care Access,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Members,
Alaska,
Montana,
New Mexico,
Lily Lou,
Social Determinants of Health

This ASTHOBrief addresses the importance of developing robust, culturally competent risk-appropriate care systems for American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

ASTHO Responds to House Ways and Means Request for Information on Improving Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Areas

Advocacy,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Social Determinants of Health,
Rural Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Funding,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Territorial Health Policy,
Michael Fraser

On Oct. 4, 2023, ASTHO responded to a Request for Information from the U.S. House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee on the subject of improving access to healthcare and rural and underserved areas, including the island ...

State Legislatures Reshape Public Health Legal Authority

Blog,
Policy,
Public Health Law,
Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Health Care Access,
STIs,
HIV,
North Carolina,
South Carolina,
Hawaii,
Washington,
Texas,
Utah,
Kansas,
Idaho,
Oklahoma,
Wyoming,
New Hampshire,
Jessica Baggett,
Andy Baker-White,
Maggie Davis

Learn how state and territorial legislatures can bolster or restrict public health legal authority, with examples from early COVID-19 as well as 2024.

Improving Access to Health Care in the Pacific: Q&A with Patrick Abraham

Blog,
Island Equity,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Julia Von Alexander,
Patrick Abraham,
Jurisdiction,
Topics,
Islands/Territories/Freely Associated States,
Place-Based Strategies,
Community Partnerships,
Community and Belonging,
Social Determinants of Health

This blog describes FSM’s efforts to improve access to care in some of the most remote and underserved areas of the Pacific.

From Policy to Practice: Supporting Brain Health and Caregiving at the State Level

Report,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Public Health Law,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Healthy Aging,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Vermont,
Kellie Waugh,
Maria Gabriela Ruiz,
Christina Severin,
Madison Hluchan,
Lana McKinney

Learn how state health agencies can support brain health and caregiving through policy and innovation.

Improving Community Access to Care Through Health Disparities Grant

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Elimination of Disparities,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Texas,
Utah,
Virginia

Improving Community Access to Care Through Health Disparities Grant Learn how states have addressed COVID-related health disparities and improved health equity in their jurisdictions in these case studies. In 2021, as part of the COVID-19 ...

Leveraging Medicaid to Support Community Health Workers and Address Health-Related Social Needs

Public Health Conversation,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Medicaid Partnerships and Policy,
Diana Crumley,
Jahira Sterling,
Jennifer Jean-Pierre,
Madison Hluchan

Leveraging Medicaid to Support Community Health Workers and Address Health-Related Social Needs This conversation dives into the role community health workers play in improving public health and how Medicaid funding can support them. 20:13 ...

Policymakers Boosting Public Health Readiness for Respiratory Illness Season

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Policy,
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.

Sustaining DMI: Leveraging Medicaid to Advance Public Health Data and Surveillance

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Medicaid Sustainable Financing of DMI,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Alexandra Kearly,
Caroline Brazeel,
J.T. Lane,
Mynti Hossain,
Paul Messino,
Soraya Assar

Sustaining DMI: Leveraging Medicaid to Advance Public Health Data and Surveillance A primer for states: leveraging Medicaid to design and execute a sustainable DMI. This primer describes how to leverage Medicaid to design and execute a ...