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States Using Policy to Reduce Dementia’s Disease and Fiscal Impact

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Health Equity,

Population Health and Prevention,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Healthy Aging,

Colorado,

Idaho,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Kentucky,

Maryland,

Montana,

Nebraska,

Oklahoma,

Pennsylvania,

Rhode Island,

Tennessee,

Utah,

Washington,

West Virginia,

Tyrone Bethune

Public health agencies are working to reduce dementia risk and to optimize the health and well-being of people living with dementia and their caregivers.

Polysubstance Use During Pregnancy and the Benefits of Universal Verbal Screening

Report,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Infant and Child Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Delaware,

Indiana,

Washington,

West Virginia,

Shannon Vance

Polysubstance Use During Pregnancy and the Benefits of Universal Verbal Screening polysubstance use, universal verbal screening, health equity, polysubstance use during pregnancy, public health, substance use disorder, health problems, ...

Getting Ahead of the COVID-19 Vaccine

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Communications,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

California,

Louisiana,

New Hampshire,

New York,

West Virginia,

Leah Silva,

COVID and Communication

Scientists are working quickly to develop a safe and effective vaccine to provide immunity to COVID-19. Once a vaccine is approved, it will likely be imperative for states to authorize as many health care professionals to administer it, ...

School-Based Strategies are Crucial to Supporting Adolescent Girls’ Mental Health

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

ACEs,

Youth Mental Health,

Alabama,

Arizona,

California,

Delaware,

Illinois,

Kentucky,

Louisiana,

Vermont,

Virginia,

Washington,

West Virginia,

Lexa Giragosian

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a particularly negative impact on the mental health of adolescent girls. Fortunately, state legislators have been addressing school-based mental health through legislation enacted since the beginning of the ...

State Policies Promote the Importance of Defibrillators and CPR

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Heart Disease,

West Virginia,

Massachusetts,

New Jersey,

Michigan,

Missouri,

New York,

Oklahoma,

Arizona,

Colorado,

California,

Lana McKinney

State Policies Promote the Importance of Defibrillators and CPR astho, association of state and territorial health officials, automated external defibrillators, heart disease, cpr training, defibrillators and cpr, cardiac arrest, coronary ...

Partnering to Prevent Overdoses

Podcast,

Partnership,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Overdose Prevention,

Opioids,

Members,

West Virginia,

Vermont,

New York,

Robert Johnson,

Cathy Slemp,

Joy Rucker,

Brandon del Pozo,

Public Health Review

On this episode of Public Health Review, we speak with representatives from public health, public safety, and community harm reduction programs to discuss their perspectives, experiences, and the importance of maintaining strong ...

Going Beyond Regulatory Compliance for Lead Testing in Water

Report,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

American Samoa,

Arkansas,

California,

Delaware,

Florida,

Hawaii,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Maine,

Nebraska,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Oregon,

Texas,

West Virginia

This ASTHOReport serves as a primer for state and territorial health agencies seeking to assess the public health impacts of lead exposure in drinking water.

Legislative Prospectus: Immunization

Legislative Prospectus,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

COVID-19,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID Resilience,

COVID Vaccine,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

California,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Minnesota,

New Hampshire,

New Jersey,

Oklahoma,

Tennessee,

West Virginia,

Wisconsin

In-depth analysis on state health policy surrounding immunization. This is part of ASTHO's annual legislative prospectus series.

State Approaches for Promoting Family-Centered Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Substance Use Disorders

Brief,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Mental Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,

West Virginia

Opioid and substance use disorders (SUD) continue to affect families beyond pregnancy; in 2017, about one in eight U.S. children lived in a household where at least one parent had a SUD in the prior year.

The Impact of Non-Medical Vaccine Exemptions on Childhood Vaccination Rates

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

Georgia,

Iowa,

Massachusetts,

Minnesota,

Mississippi,

Montana,

Nebraska,

New Mexico,

New York,

Ohio,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Utah,

Vermont,

Virginia,

West Virginia,

Heather Tomlinson

As many state legislatures seek to expand vaccine exemptions, it’s important to understand the fundamental differences in exemption type and their impact on a community.