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Lead, Food Safety, and Public Health’s Power and Responsibility to the People

Blog,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
North Carolina,
Pennsylvania,
Delaware,
Massachusetts,
Hawaii,
Michigan,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health,
Maggie Davis

Reviewing states' efforts to reduce children's exposure to lead. ... levels, childhood lead poisoning, apple cinnamon fruit puree, food code standards, food and drug administration, brain damage, primary prevention ...

Insular Areas Consider Variety of Public Health Related Legislation

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Guam,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Virgin Islands,
Palau,
Marshall Islands,
American Samoa,
Puerto Rico,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Andy Baker-White,
Beth Giambrone,
Emely Sanchez,
Partnership,
Advocacy,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities

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 ...

Jurisdictions Using Policy to Address Unique Island Area Health Challenges

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Social Determinants of Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Federal Government Affairs,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
American Samoa,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Guam,
Marshall Islands,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Beth Giambrone,
Parker Beene

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 ...

Building Public Health Leaders: Voices from Public Health AmeriCorps

Blog,
Video Blog Post,
Public Health Workforce,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Pennsylvania,
Health Equity,
Jennifer Aquilante,
Jennifer Jean-Pierre,
Ousmane Diarra,
Public Health Conversation

Voices from Public Health AmeriCorps (PHA) offer insights into the benefits gained at PHA and detail the program's experiential learning and professional development opportunities. ... Building Public Health Leaders: Voices from Public ...

Strategies for Messaging About Cyanobacterial Blooms: Lessons From State Listening Sessions

Report,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Population Health and Prevention,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Florida,
Idaho,
Iowa,
Maine,
Maryland,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Oregon,
Texas

This report contains lessons learned and examples of messaging strategies that were successful during cyanobacterial bloom responses, they were collected from 17 state health agency staff members across 12 states. ... Strategies for ...

Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Supportive Housing

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Funding,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Maryland,
Louisiana,
Social Determinants of Health,
Kyle Bogaert,
Meredith Alexander,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Disability Inclusion,
Health in All Policies,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,
Early Brain Development,
At-Risk Populations,
Oklahoma

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the intersections of social determinants of health, such as transportation, education, and housing, and their impact on the health of individuals and communities. As the moratorium on evictions ends in ...

USDA Takes Long-Term Look at Nutrition Standards

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Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Policy,
Public Health Law,
Nutrition and Fitness,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Shannon Vance

USDA has proposed a final rule for long-term school nutrition standards and is seeking public input on the proposed changes through April 10, 2023. ... USDA Takes Long-Term Look at Nutrition Standards USDA has proposed a final rule for ...

Considering the Role of Social Stressors in Chemical Risk Assessment

Brief,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Informatics and Surveillance,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Social Determinants of Health,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
California,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
New York,
Ali Aslam

In addition to PFAS exposure assessments, state and territorial health agencies may also consider the role of social stressors during the risk assessment process. ... Considering the Role of Social Stressors in Chemical Risk Assessment In ...

Approaching Summer, States Ramping Up Water Protections

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Climate and Health,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
California,
Florida,
New Hampshire,
New York,
Rhode Island,
Virginia,
New Jersey,
Ali Aslam

As the weather warms, state and territorial health agencies prepare to address a rise in public health risks associated with recreational water activities, such as water-related injury, drowning, waterborne disease outbreaks, and exposure ...

States’ Growing Efforts to Eliminate PFAS

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Maryland,
Vermont,
New Hampshire,
Rhode Island,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Maine,
Beth Giambrone

Learn how federal and state policies are lessening the presence and negative health effects of PFAS in water and consumer products. ... States’ Growing Efforts to Eliminate PFAS Eliminating PFAS through Legislation Learn how federal and ...

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
COVID-19,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Tobacco Control,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Mental Health,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Rural Health,
Alabama,
California,
Colorado,
Florida,
Hawaii,
Indiana,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
New Hampshire,
New York,
West Virginia,
Andy Baker-White,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Education

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century, as well as some of the most powerful and cost-effective tools to prevent disease, disparities, disability, and death among children and adults. The COVID-19 ...