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Insular Areas Consider Variety of Public Health Related Legislation

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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 ...

Public Health Legislation in Island Areas

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Marshall Islands,
Palau,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Healthy Aging,
American Samoa,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Guam,
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Beth Giambrone,
Shannon Vance

Learn about recent public health legislation in the islands areas related to access to nutritional foods, deterring substance use, and promoting healthy aging. ... limits annual sales to $50,000. Puerto Rico is considering PC-88, which ...

Sharing Island Stories on Health Equity: Setting the Stage for Equity in the Island Areas

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Territories and Freely Associated States,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Elimination of Disparities,
Preparedness,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
American Samoa,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Guam,
Marshall Islands,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Palau,
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Alex Wheatley,
Julia Von Alexander,
Kelsey Donnellan,
Neyling Fajardo,
Operationalizing Equity,
Island Equity

In the spring of 2022, ASTHO’s island area members convened at the first island-focused COVID-19 Health Equity Action Institutes and asked each other what creating an equitable and sustainable public health and healthcare system looks like ...

Lessons Learned from Palau's Journey to Develop Health Equity Indicators

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Territories and Freely Associated States,
Island Equity,
Health Equity,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Palau,
Health Care Access,
Julia Von Alexander,
Heidi Westermann,
Topics,
Equity

Palau's health ministry collaborated with its community to design indicators to better measure health equity in their jurisdiction. ... example illustrates how health agencies in Micronesia must navigate a delicate balance between ...