Over the past several years, states and jurisdictions have continued to implement important policies to reduce tobacco and nicotine use, including increasing tobacco prices, expanding areas deemed “smoke-free,” limiting the ...
This blog describes public health legislation introduced during the Island Areas’ 2024 legislative sessions. ... prevention, indigenous populations, opioid crisis, tobacco and vaping, mental health services, public health, food and ...
Each year, ASTHO tracks and analyzes key legislation that impacts public health, and highlights the emerging trends for our members. While the bulk of the tracked legislation arises in state legislatures, ASTHO also follows legislation ...
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention in the Pacific Territories
heart disease, stroke prevention, american heart month, cardiovascular health, chronic disease, pacific territories, environmental infrastructure, disease epidemic, ...
ASTHO has several members from the territories and Freely Associated States—jurisdictions with unique challenges, and do not fall under the category of a state or federal district. This post is a brief look at some of the public health ...
This blog describes how Palau's health ministry collaborated with its community to design indicators to better measure health equity in its jurisdiction. ... Lessons Learned from Palau's Journey to Develop Health Equity ...
This summary of our annual environmental scan identifies public health concerns and trends and health agencies’ top current and emerging priorities. ... a focus issue in 38% of plans. Maternal and infant mortality is a focus issue in 36% ...