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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,
Preparedness,
Maryland,
California,
Illinois,
Minnesota,
Massachusetts,
Caitlin Langhorne Griffith,
Jes Lyons,
Kelsey Donnellan,
Talyah Sands Leavitt,
Victoria Pless,
Texas,
Washington,
Environmental Health,
LGBTQ+,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Early Brain Development,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Elimination of Disparities,
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 ...

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

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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

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Health Policy Update,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
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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 ...

Building Public Health Leaders: Voices from Public Health AmeriCorps

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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 ...

How Pennsylvania Health Department’s Cross-Sector Partnerships Are Strengthening Climate and Environmental Justice

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Pennsylvania,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Health Equity,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health

How Pennsylvania Health Department’s Cross-Sector Partnerships Are Strengthening Climate and Environmental Justice health department, pennsylvania department of health, climate change, low income neighborhoods, heart disease, mental ...

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

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Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
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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

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Tribal Health,
Policy,
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Mental Health,
Maryland,
Louisiana,
Social Determinants of Health,
Kyle Bogaert,
Meredith Alexander,
Grants and Contracts Management,
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Health in All Policies,
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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 ...

How Emergency Preparedness Can Better Protect Children’s Health

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Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Pandemics,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
Youth Mental Health,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Disability Inclusion,
Mental Health,
Firearm Injury and Violence Prevention,
Adrianna Evans,
Justin McClain

Learn how health agencies are prioritizing children’s health as they develop public health emergency preparedness planning in this blog. ... impacted children’s health in a variety of ways including learning loss from school closures and ...

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Public Health in the Courts

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Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Substance Misuse,
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Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
California,
Connecticut,
Hawaii,
Maine,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Montana,
New York,
North Carolina,
Pennsylvania,
Texas,
West Virginia,
Firearm Injury and Violence Prevention,
Christina Severin

There are a number of court cases playing out across the country that could affect the options state and territorial health officials have to limit the spread of disease and promote health and well-being. ... Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Public ...

HHS Budget Hearings Chart New Direction for Public Health

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Health Policy Update,
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Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Tobacco Control,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health,
Catherine Jones

HHS Budget Hearings Chart New Direction for Public Health Budget Hearings Chart New Direction for Public Health Catherine Jones Learn about the key policy/funding themes that emerged from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s testimony during ...

ASTHO Releases Five Health Policy Statements

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Michael Fraser,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Territories and Freely Associated States

On October 31, 2023 ASTHO announced the approval of one new and four updated health policy statements. ... ASTHO Releases Five Health Policy Statements On October 31, 2023 ASTHO announced the approval of one new and four updated health ...

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

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Vaccine Distribution,
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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 ...