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2022 Legislative Prospectus Series

State Health Policy

The State Health Policy portfolio includes an annual legislative prospectus series. These briefs summarize upcoming legislation proposals that impact public health across the states and territories.

2023 Legislative Prospectus Series

State Health Policy

2023 Legislative Prospectus Series As part of our comprehensive State Health Policy portfolio, ASTHO provides an annual legislative prospectus—a series of briefs summarizing upcoming legislation ...

ASTHO Unveils Top 10 State Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2024

News Release,

ASTHO News,

State Health Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Michael Fraser

On December 11, 2023, ASTHO announced the release of the 2024 Legislative Prospectus Series, which provides an overview of anticipated policies and potential evidence-based interventions for ...

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 ...

Legislative Prospectus: Immunization

Legislative Prospectus,

State Health Policy,

Immunization,

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.

Legislative Prospectus: Health Equity

Legislative Prospectus,

State Health Policy,

Healthcare Access,

Social Determinants of Health,

Race and Public Health

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

Legislative Prospectus: Data Modernization and Privacy Protections

Legislative Prospectus,

State Health Policy,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Data Modernization

Legislative Prospectus: Data Modernization and Privacy Protections 2022 ASTHO Legislative Prospectus: Data Modernization and Privacy Protections astho, association of state and territorial health ...

Legislative Prospectus: Maintaining Public Health's Legal Authority to Prevent Disease Spread

State Health Policy,

Emergency Powers,

Public Health Law,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Legislative Prospectus

During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health authority has been used to require the use of face masks and encourage social distancing, and other measures. In several states these legal authorities ...

Preparedness Policy Highlights for Trending Public Health Threats

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

COVID Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Mental Health,

Environmental Health,

Natural Disasters,

California,

Connecticut,

Hawaii,

Iowa,

Maine,

Massachusetts,

Minnesota,

New Jersey,

New York,

Oregon,

Texas,

Vermont,

Virginia,

Washington,

Adrianna Evans

While communities transition from emergency response to long-term monitoring and recovery, the federal government and states are taking legislative action to improve emergency preparedness ...

Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Policy Toolkit

Report,

Mental Health,

ACEs,

Infant and Child Health,

Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,

State Health Policy,

Elimination of Disparities,

Social Determinants of Health,

Youth Mental Health

This product identifies strategies for preventing ACEs, the role of public health in ACEs across levels of government, and policy development strategies to inform ACEs prevention.