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Legislative Prospectus: E-Cigarettes and Flavored Tobacco Products

Legislative Prospectus,

State Health Policy,

Tobacco Control,

Health Equity

In-depth analysis on state health policy surrounding e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products. This is part of ASTHO's annual legislative prospectus series.

Legislative Prospectus: Public Health Workforce

Legislative Prospectus,

State Health Policy,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

COVID and Workforce,

Public Health Workforce

Legislative Prospectus: Public Health Workforce 2022 ASTHO Legislative Prospectus: Public Health Workforce astho, association of state and territorial health officials, association of state and ...

Tobacco 21 and Flavor Restrictions: What Actually Happened?

Podcast,

Members,

Tobacco Control,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Robert Johnson,

David Dobbins,

Joneigh Khaldun,

Marcus Plescia

Description

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.

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

PFAS,

California,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Maine,

Maryland,

Nevada,

New Hampshire,

Beth Giambrone

Each year, ASTHO notes the top public health policy issues to watch in the upcoming year. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances are synthetic chemicals that can migrate into soil, water, and air during ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Ending the HIV Epidemic

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

HIV,

State Health Policy,

Alabama,

Arizona,

California,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Kentucky,

Missouri,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Virginia,

West Virginia,

LGBTQ+

As part of ASTHO’s annual Legislative Prospectus series, we are taking time this week to focus on efforts to end the HIV epidemic. Public health officials across all levels of government have been ...

State Policy Can Reduce Systemic Racism in Public Health

Health Policy Update,

Race and Public Health,

State Health Policy,

California,

Georgia,

Hawaii,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Minnesota,

Missouri,

Nevada,

New Mexico,

New York,

North Carolina,

Ohio,

Tennessee,

Vermont,

Washington,

Wisconsin,

Illinois,

Operationalizing Equity

In 2020 and early 2021, state policymakers took action to raise awareness of the impacts of racism on health outcomes, to reverse the damage of racist polices, and to implement policy changes to ...

States Consider Role of COVID-19 Vaccination for School Enrollment

Health Policy Update,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

State Health Policy,

Education,

Health Equity,

Pandemics,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Andy Baker-White,

Lauren Ewing,

Maggie Davis,

Public Health Law,

Alabama,

Alaska,

Arkansas,

Iowa,

Massachusetts,

New Jersey,

New York,

Ohio,

Tennessee,

Utah,

Washington,

West Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Infant and Child Health

This week might have marked the beginning of summer, but many policymakers and health officials have their eye on the upcoming school year and what that might mean in terms of getting students ...

The Impact of Broadband Redlining on Health Equity

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

At-Risk Populations,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Preparedness,

Telehealth,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Craig Settles,

Janet Oputa,

Mattie Quinn,

Elimination of Disparities,

COVID and Telehealth,

People of Public Health

Access to quality internet may not be the first thing you think of when you think about health equity, but it is something that impacts many communities. In this interview, ASTHO chats with Craig ...

How States are Using Policy to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Health Policy Update,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Sameer Rao,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Race and Public Health,

Florida,

Georgia,

Maine,

North Carolina,

Ohio,

Texas,

West Virginia

Approximately 700 women die annually in the U.S. between 2007-2016 as a result of pregnancy or its complications, according to CDC data. This is one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the ...