All COVID-19 Resources

Addressing Privacy Concerns of Using Mental Healthcare via Telehealth

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Telehealth,

Mental Health,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Alabama,

Arkansas,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Georgia,

Idaho,

Illinois,

Kansas,

Kentucky,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Missouri,

Nebraska,

Nevada,

New Hampshire,

New York,

North Carolina,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Ohio,

Oklahoma,

Rhode Island,

South Carolina,

Tennessee,

Utah,

Virginia,

Evan Han,

Maggie Davis

In an effort to help meet demand, some states and territories have joined interjurisdictional licensing compacts that allow a mental healthcare provider licensed in one state to provide care in ...

2023 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Contraception Access,

Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Health Equity,

Immunization,

Public Health Workforce,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

California,

Connecticut,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Maine,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Missouri,

Montana,

New Jersey,

New York,

Oklahoma,

Rhode Island,

Texas,

Vermont,

Washington,

Maggie Davis,

Andy Baker-White,

Lillian Colasurdo,

Lana McKinney

A mid-session legislative update on five of ASTHO's top 10 public health state policy issues to watch in 2023: data privacy and modernization, reproductive health, health equity, strengthening ...

2023 Legislative Session Update: Part One

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Mental Health,

HIV,

Opioids,

Tobacco Control,

PFAS,

Florida,

Guam,

Hawaii,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Kentucky,

Mississippi,

New Mexico,

New York,

Oklahoma,

South Dakota,

Utah,

Vermont,

Virginia,

West Virginia,

Beth Giambrone,

Christina Severin,

Parker Beene,

Maggie Davis

A mid-session legislative update on five of ASTHO's top 10 public health state policy issues to watch in 2023: tobacco, HIV, mental health, PFAS, and opioids.

Policy Considerations for Reducing Congenital Syphilis

Report,

STIs,

Infant and Child Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

State Health Policy,

JoAnne McClure,

Maggie Davis,

Julia Greenspan,

Christina Severin

This report focuses on promising strategies in four different policy areas to address rising congenital syphilis rates. While no single policy solution will address the structural challenges to ...

Investing in Indiana’s Public Health Infrastructure Through Community-Driven Policy Change

Report,

Success Story,

Members,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Workforce,

Healthcare Access,

Rural Health,

Funding,

Data Modernization,

Preparedness,

Maggie Davis,

Keith Coleman,

State Health Policy

Investing in Indiana’s Public Health Infrastructure Through Community-Driven Policy Change public health infrastructure, community driven policy, indiana state health commissioner, public health ...

Reducing Overdose Through Policy Interventions: ASTHO's Recommendations for State and Territorial Health Officials and Agencies

Victoria Pless,

JoAnne McClure,

Maggie Davis,

Jennifer Farfalla,

Yaryna Onufrey,

Richa Ranade,

Mary Terzian

Drawing on the current evidence base, promising practices, and ASTHO member experiences, this article outlines strategies and policies that public health leaders can implement to respond to overdose ...

Legal Considerations for Scaling Monkeypox Vaccination Efforts

Health Policy Update,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Law,

State Health Policy,

Pandemics,

Vaccine Distribution,

COVID-19,

Alabama,

Alaska,

Idaho,

Oregon,

South Dakota,

Washington, D.C.,

Maggie Davis,

Emergency Powers,

LGBTQ+,

Emerging Infectious Diseases,

Maine

Public health officials from all levels of government are working to respond to the existing outbreak of monkeypox, while preparing for the potential of more widespread transmission.

New Study Published in Journal of Emergency Management Highlights Shifts in State and Territorial Emergency Powers Since the COVID-19 Pandemic

News Release,

Public Health News,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Emergency Powers,

ASTHO News,

Partnership,

Maggie Davis

On March 15, 2023, ASTHO announced a jointly-authored article on state and territorial emergency powers since the COVID-19 pandemic has been published in Journal of Emergency Management.

State and Territorial Caregiver Wellness Policies May Reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences

Health Policy Update,

ACEs,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Social Determinants of Health,

State Health Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Disability Inclusion,

Alabama,

California,

Georgia,

Guam,

Illinois,

Louisiana,

Massachusetts,

Mississippi,

New Jersey,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Puerto Rico,

Rhode Island,

South Carolina,

Tennessee,

Wyoming,

Beth Giambrone,

Maggie Davis

People exposed to adverse childhood experiences are at risk for negative physical and/or mental health outcomes, substance use disorders, and unfavorable social outcomes in adulthood. One known risk ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Health Equity and Rural Health

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Rural Health,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Telehealth,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Telehealth,

Public Health Workforce,

Beth Giambrone,

Maggie Davis

ASTHO has identified health equity and rural health as issues that policymakers across the country will consider in 2022.