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State Legislatures Reshape Public Health Legal Authority

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Policy,
Public Health Law,
Health Policy Update,
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Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
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Healthcare Access,
STIs,
HIV,
North Carolina,
South Carolina,
Hawaii,
Washington,
Texas,
Utah,
Kansas,
Idaho,
Oklahoma,
Wyoming,
New Hampshire,
Jessica Baggett,
Andy Baker-White,
Maggie Davis

Learn how state and territorial legislatures can bolster or restrict public health legal authority, with examples from early COVID-19 as well as 2024.

State Policy Actions to Support Long-Term Care Facilities During COVID-19 Response

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Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID and Workforce,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Accreditation,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Ashley Ottewell,
Kate Heyer,
Florida,
Indiana,
Kentucky,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
New Jersey,
Texas,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID and Special Populations

As COVID-19 emerged and spread in the U.S., people working and residing in long-term care facilities have experienced a significant burden of COVID-19 cases and deaths. As of Oct. 8, deaths associated with these facilities account for 40% ...

States Seek to Protect the Workers Who Feed America

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Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
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COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
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State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Social Determinants of Health,
Rural Health,
California,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
New Jersey,
Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
Leah Silva

Responsible for planting, growing, harvesting, processing, and preparing the food we eat, agricultural workers are essential workers during the COVID-19 response to keep the U.S. food supply chain operating efficiently. But farmworkers are ...

Health in the 2020 Political Party Platforms

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Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
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Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
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Pandemics,
Population Health and Prevention,
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Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
Partnership

In anticipation of the upcoming presidential election in November, the Republican and Democratic National Committees released their platforms. These platforms provide an overview of values, policies, positions, and principles on various ...

Domestic Holiday Travel Pandemic Restrictions and Recommendations

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Health Policy Update,
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Texas,
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Virginia,
Washington,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming,
Maggie Davis

The 2020 holiday season is coinciding with a nationwide surge of COVID-19 cases. With great concern that holiday travel to see loved ones may exacerbate community spread of the virus, many states are increasing public health measures ...

Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2021

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Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Public Health Law,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Healthcare Access,
Andy Baker-White,
Beth Giambrone,
Maggie Davis,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Evidence or Fact-Based Measures

With many of the state and territorial legislatures reconvening over the next few weeks, we can look forward to new (and not-so-new) legislation start to crop up that will impact public health. To help navigate the new legislative ...

States Leverage Telehealth to Respond to COVID-19

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COVID and Telehealth,
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Population Health and Prevention,
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Policy,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships

To enhance social distancing and reduce healthcare worker and patient exposure to COVID-19, there have been unprecedented expansions in the use of telehealth, supported by both federal and state policy.

Updated Rundown of State and Territorial COVID-19 Mask Requirements

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Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
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State Health Policy,
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Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Alabama,
Arkansas,
California,
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Delaware,
Washington, D.C.,
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Hawaii,
Illinois,
Indiana,
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Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Montana,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Puerto Rico,
Rhode Island,
Texas,
Vermont,
Virgin Islands,
Virginia,
Washington,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Andy Baker-White

Several states and territories, as well as many local governments, are going beyond recommendations and requiring individuals to wear face coverings when they are in public settings and spaces (i.e. grocery stores, retail stores, ...

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Public Health in the Courts

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Health Policy Update,
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Federal Government Affairs,
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Territorial Health Policy,
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Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
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COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Vaccine,
Immunization,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
California,
Connecticut,
Hawaii,
Maine,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Montana,
New York,
North Carolina,
Pennsylvania,
Texas,
West Virginia,
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.