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COVID-19’s Impact on Pregnancy and Childbirth Policies

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Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID and Special Populations,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Alabama,
Illinois,
Indiana,
New Jersey,
New York,
North Carolina,
Washington,
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State Health Policy,
COVID and Law/Policy

Many states have introduced bills to strengthen and increase access to these prenatal, delivery, and postpartum services, building a solid foundation of care for women who must navigate the healthcare system and make difficult decisions ...

States Support Rural Hospitals While COVID-19 Highlights Challenges

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Health Policy Update,
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State Health Policy,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Telehealth,
COVID Testing and Screening,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Mississippi,
Wyoming,
North Carolina,
Missouri,
Utah,
Washington,
Oklahoma,
Florida,
Andy Baker-White

More than 100 rural hospitals have closed since 2010, and an additional 25% are at high risk of closure, and COVID-19 has magnified the existing stressors on rural healthcare. As a result, states are using a variety of measures to address ...

How States are Handling School Vaccination Requirements in a Pandemic

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Connecticut,
Washington, D.C.,
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Massachusetts,
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North Carolina,
Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Virginia,
Andy Baker-White,
Education,
Maine,
Illinois,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health

Conditioning school attendance on student vaccinations is an evidence-based way of maintaining and increasing vaccine coverage. State law establishes school vaccination requirements which apply not only to public schools but often to ...

Public Health Litigation Round-Up

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Environmental Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Overdose Prevention,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Firearm Injury and Violence Prevention,
Tobacco Control,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
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Mississippi,
Montana,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
South Carolina,
Texas,
Christina Severin

Learn more about recent federal and Supreme Court cases that impact public health policy.