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Supporting Positive Mental Health Through Food Security and Good Nutrition

Blog,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Youth Mental Health,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Arkansas,
Massachusetts,
Oregon,
Ramya Dronamraju,
Nutrition and Fitness

As the conversation about the importance of mental health continues to unfold, health agencies have a critical role to play in supporting positive mental health outcomes through nutrition support and food assistance programs.

How States Can Leverage JUUL Settlement Funds to Promote Public Health

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Health Policy Update,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Funding,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
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Minnesota,
Mississippi,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
Pennsylvania,
Puerto Rico,
Washington,
Washington, D.C.,
Amy Ciarlo,
Matta Sannoh

To address the youth tobacco epidemic, jurisdictions filed lawsuits against JUUL to end their marketing practices aimed at youth and to obtain compensation from the financial toll experienced by communities.

Youth Sports as a Protective Factor to Promote Resiliency

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Health Policy Update,
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State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Education,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
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Maryland,
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Caitlin Langhorne Griffith,
Jes Lyons,
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Talyah Sands Leavitt,
Victoria Pless,
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Environmental Health,
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Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Early Brain Development,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
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Infant and Child Health

Every year in mid-July is National Youth Sports Week—in 2021 it falls on July 19-23. It’s an important health observance because youth sports create strong connections with peers and caring adults, as well as promote socio-emotional skills ...

Reproductive Health Services Expanded During Pandemic but Inequities Persist

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Public Health Law,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Telehealth,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Health Care Access,
Telehealth,
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When the COVID-19 pandemic began the need for greater access to virtual reproductive health care services increased dramatically. Telehealth increased access to providers, eased workflows and infection protection for clinical staff, and ...

Utilizing Doula Care to Support Substance Use Disorder in the Postpartum Period

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Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
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Mental Health,
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Virginia,
Maria Gabriela Ruiz,
Ramya Dronamraju

Support from postpartum doulas can can increase parental self-efficacy and adherence to treatment for those experiencing SUD, leading to lower rates of postpartum depression and, subsequently, improved health outcomes.

How the Emergence of Xylazine Impacts Overdose Prevention Policy

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JoAnne McClure,
Victoria Pless,
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How the Emergence of Xylazine Impacts Overdose Prevention Policy overdose prevention policy, overdose crisis, fatal overdoses, emergence of xylazine, illicit drug supply, toxicological testing, withdrawal symptoms, xylazine test strips, ...

Handle with Care: State Newborn Screening Policies

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Health Policy Update,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health,
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New Jersey,
New York,
Pennsylvania,
Texas,
Utah,
Wisconsin,
Christina Severin,
Lauren Jones

In the U.S., jurisdictions vary in their newborn screening practices and requirements related to the scope of testing, approach to parental consent, options for blood sample destruction, sample retention periods, and permissible uses of ...

As Families Seek More Work / Life Balance, States Consider Leave Policies

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Health Policy Update,
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Beth Giambrone,
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An ASTHO blog article on leave policies to support better work/life balance.

States Tackle the Climbing Maternal Mortality Rate in the U.S.

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Georgia,
Kentucky,
Maine,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
Oklahoma,
Vermont,
West Virginia

There are two alarming health trends on the rise affecting women across the United States: maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity. This post is an overview of legislative activity from the current session to address the high ...

States Seek to Increase HPV Vaccine Coverage Through School Immunization Requirements

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
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Immunization,
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Florida,
Hawaii,
Illinois,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
New York,
North Carolina,
Rhode Island,
Virginia,
Washington, D.C.,
Nathaniel Smith

Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is a common virus that can lead to certain types of cancer later in life. Because of this, some policymakers are working to include the HPV vaccine in school entry immunization requirements to boost ...

A Patchwork Quilt of State Approaches to CHW Training

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Texas,
Washington

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 ...