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State Approaches to Community Health Worker Certification

Brief,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Public Health Workforce,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

Connecticut,

Florida,

Indiana,

Kansas,

Kentucky,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Minnesota,

Missouri,

Nevada,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

New York,

Ohio,

Oregon,

Pennsylvania,

South Carolina,

Texas,

Virginia,

Wisconsin

This brief examines the ways states can support certification for community health workers.

Moving from Design to Implementation: Lessons on Expanding Contraception Access in New Jersey

Report,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Contraception Access,

Brittany Lee,

Sophia Durant,

Jahira Sterling,

Liz Gipson,

Lauren Moran,

New Jersey,

Policy,

Partnership

Moving from Design to Implementation: Lessons on Expanding Contraception Access in New Jersey Liz Gipson, Jahira Sterling, Lauren Moran, Brittany Lee, Sophia Durant Lessons on expanding contraception access in New Jersey. Public sector ...

Establishing an Office of Health Equity or Minority Health

Report,

Health Equity,

Operationalizing Equity,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Funding,

California,

Michigan,

Nebraska,

Nevada,

New Jersey,

New York,

Ohio,

Vermont,

Washington,

Territories and Freely Associated States

Establishing an Office of Health Equity or Minority Health Learn how to establish, structure, and fund a health equity or minority health office. A dedicated office of health equity or minority health can provide a focus on cross-cutting ...

Improving Access to Oral Healthcare: A Snapshot of State Initiatives

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Telehealth,

Maine,

New Hampshire,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

North Carolina,

Virginia,

Katrin Patterson

For many Americans, access to dental care remains out of reach, but there are a number of states pursuing strategies to improve access and oral health outcomes, such as primary care and dental care integration, workforce innovations, and ...

State and Territorial Policies to Strengthen the Public Health and Healthcare Workforce

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Workforce,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Workforce,

Maryland,

Oregon,

Hawaii,

New Mexico,

Wyoming,

Washington,

New Jersey,

Mississippi,

Virginia,

Maggie Davis

Accompanying an infusion of federal funding, states are considering several policy changes to strengthen the public health workforce and address challenges within the health care workforce.

Getting Creative to Keep Americans Fed During COVID-19

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Maine,

Kentucky,

New Jersey,

California,

Colorado,

Michigan,

Guam,

Nebraska

The COVID-19 pandemic has exasperated challenges around access to nutritious and affordable foods. In response, the federal government has taken action to increase funding and access to programs to strengthen food security.

State Legislation to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis and Address Institutional Racism

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

California,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Nevada,

New Jersey,

New York,

North Carolina,

Vermont,

Wisconsin,

Cassandra Thompson,

Melissa L. Lewis

The movement to address racism through policy change in the U.S. is receiving significant political support at every level of government. Government institutions are acknowledging the systemic oppression of people of color that persists in ...

Increasing Access to Doulas will Ease the Maternal Health Crisis

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Arizona,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Alabama,

Georgia,

Illinois,

Kentucky,

Maryland,

Michigan,

Missouri,

Montana,

North Carolina,

Oregon,

Washington, D.C.,

California,

Massachusetts,

Oklahoma,

Minnesota,

Nevada,

New Jersey,

Louisiana,

Connecticut,

Tennessee,

Alexandra Kearly,

Ramya Dronamraju

State and federal actions to expand the doula workforce and improve maternal health.

Tobacco Control Programs Use Business Process Mapping to Strengthen Workforce

Blog,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Public Health Workforce,

Alaska,

Arizona,

New Jersey,

Training,

Amy Ciarlo

Tobacco Control Programs Use Business Process Mapping to Strengthen Workforce tobacco control programs, preventable disease, tobacco industry, diverse workforce, grants management, mapping workshops, technological support, united states, ...

Health Agencies Keeping Cottage Foods Safe

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

Arizona,

Hawaii,

Mississippi,

Washington,

Massachusetts,

Minnesota,

West Virginia,

Missouri,

Louisiana,

New Jersey,

Illinois,

Heather Tomlinson

Health Agencies Keeping Cottage Foods Safe Heather Tomlinson Rows of homemade jams at the local farmer’s market and a neighbor’s birthday cake on social media have something in common: they are both cottage (or homestead) food products. ...