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State Legislatures Reshape Public Health Legal Authority

Blog,

Policy,

Public Health Law,

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

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.

Strengthening Protective Factors in ACEs Prevention With Medicaid 1115 Waivers

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

ACEs,

Alaska,

Illinois,

South Carolina,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Grace Deleon,

Jes Lyons,

Maggie Davis,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities

One in three individuals who contract COVID-19 will experience lasting mental health impacts, according to a recent study. This startling discovery underscores the reality facing our nation: the challenges of this last year—the public ...

Championing Change: A Toolkit for Addressing Vaccine Equity Through Community Mobilization

Toolkit,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Arkansas,

Alabama,

Georgia,

California,

South Carolina,

Shalini Nair

This toolkit details structure and outcomes of ASTHO’s Vaccine Equity Project to help jurisdictions in their pursuit of vaccine equity.

Breaking Barriers: Securing Partnerships to Advance Health Equity

Public Health Conversation,

Funding,

Health Equity,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Race and Public Health,

Tribal Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Hawaii,

South Carolina,

Katia Pōhaikealoha Worley,

Raniyah Copeland,

Tawana Saunders

Breaking Barriers: Securing Partnerships to Advance Health Equity Striving for Sustainability in the Journey Toward Health Equity 48:18 Tune in to this podcast episode to learn innovative techniques for harnessing unconventional ...

Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines

Blog,

California,

Alabama,

South Carolina,

Georgia,

Arkansas,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Elimination of Disparities,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID Vaccine,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Partnership,

Alaska,

Geetika Nadkarni

Partnering with Community Action Agencies Can Improve Trust in Vaccines astho, association of state and territorial health officials, association of state and territorial health officials astho, state health official, public health ...

Domestic Holiday Travel Pandemic Restrictions and Recommendations

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Preparedness,

Health Equity,

Tribal Health,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Alabama,

Alaska,

American Samoa,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

California,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Washington, D.C.,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Florida,

Georgia,

Guam,

Hawaii,

Idaho,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Kansas,

Kentucky,

Louisiana,

Maine,

Marshall Islands,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Minnesota,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

Montana,

Nebraska,

Nevada,

New Hampshire,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

New York,

North Carolina,

North Dakota,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Ohio,

Oklahoma,

Oregon,

Palau,

Pennsylvania,

Puerto Rico,

Rhode Island,

South Carolina,

South Dakota,

Tennessee,

Texas,

Utah,

Vermont,

Virgin Islands,

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 ...

Virtual Food Safety Inspections During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Brief,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Environmental Health,

Preparedness,

Food and Water Safety,

Hawaii,

Virginia,

South Carolina,

Public Health Workforce

To ensure that establishments were abiding by food safety rules during the COVID-19 pandemic and to protect the health of professionals who inspect these facilities, multiple state health agencies implemented virtual inspection protocols.

Virtual Food Safety Inspection Guide

Brief,

Infographic,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

Virginia,

South Carolina,

Hawaii

The infographic highlights success stories from states already putting virtual inspections to good use.

Environmental Health Innovations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Brief,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Alaska,

Hawaii,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

South Carolina,

Virginia,

Series,

Public Health Transformation

In 2021, ASTHO convened state environmental health directors and directors of public health preparedness to discuss innovations developed during the COVID-19 pandemic such as virtual inspections. This ASTHOBrief explores how state health ...

Partner Coordination Efforts to Strengthen Infection Prevention and Control Practices

Report,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

Antimicrobial Resistance,

Healthcare-Associated Infections,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Quality Improvement,

Alabama,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

California,

Florida,

Iowa,

Louisiana,

Maryland,

North Carolina,

Ohio,

South Carolina,

Washington

This report highlights examples of health department partnership coordination strategies to enhance surveillance, increase resource and staffing capacity, and improve communication and collaboration in order to strengthen infection ...