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COVID-19 and Beyond: Improving Youth Mental Health Outcomes and Disparities

COVID and Mental Health,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Health Policy Update,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Social Determinants of Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Pandemics,
Ioana Ungureanu,
Communications,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
LGBTQ+,
Race and Public Health,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Arkansas,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Indiana,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
New York,
Oklahoma,
Utah,
Washington,
State Health Policy

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted both the physical and mental health well-being of youth. Disruptions in both their home and school life have put youth at risk for poor mental health outcomes that ...

States Seek to Protect the Workers Who Feed America

Health Policy Update,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
At-Risk Populations,
Social Determinants of Health,
Rural Health,
California,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
New Jersey,
Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
Leah Silva

Responsible for planting, growing, harvesting, processing, and preparing the food we eat, agricultural workers are essential workers during the COVID-19 response to keep the U.S. food supply chain ...

Harnessing the Power of Rural: Expanding Access to Telehealth

Health Policy Update,
Rural Health,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
Social Determinants of Health,
Funding,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Pandemics,
At-Risk Populations,
Colorado,
Mississippi,
Telehealth,
Neehar Mahidadia,
Primary Care and Public Health

As we celebrate National Rural Health Day this year, we are reminded of how important telehealth can be for public health and healthcare. Telehealth can minimize challenges faced by rural patients ...

Scarce Medical Resources Caused by COVID-19 Lead to Difficult Allocation Decisions

COVID and Supply Chain,
COVID and Capacity,
Health Policy Update,
Funding,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Pandemics,
Public Health Law,
At-Risk Populations,
Arizona,
Idaho,
New Mexico,
Andy Baker-White,
Maggie Davis,
Disability Inclusion,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Healthcare Systems

As the Delta variant spreads across the country and increases the number of COVID-19 cases, the strain it is placing on the nation’s health system continues to grow. The surge of COVID-19 patients is ...

Website Accessibility: Enhancing Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Registration and Beyond

Brief,
Elimination of Disparities,
At-Risk Populations,
Vaccine Distribution,
Disability Inclusion,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Communication,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Haley Burrous

For many individuals living with disabilities, inaccessible vaccination websites have been a significant barrier to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Recent studies have found that many vaccination ...

COVID-19’s Impact on Pregnancy and Childbirth Policies

Health Policy Update,
At-Risk Populations,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID and Special Populations,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Alabama,
Illinois,
Indiana,
New Jersey,
New York,
North Carolina,
Washington,
State Health Policy,
COVID and Law/Policy

Many states have introduced bills to strengthen and increase access to these prenatal, delivery, and postpartum services, building a solid foundation of care for women who must navigate the ...

The Children COVID-19 Left Behind: A Public Health Call to Action

COVID and Mental Health,
COVID and Special Populations,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
ACEs,
Early Brain Development,
Mental Health,
Blog,
Lindsey Myers,
Preparedness,
Race and Public Health,
At-Risk Populations,
COVID Resilience,
Infant and Child Health

Researchers estimate more than 140,000 children in the United States experienced the death of a parent or grandparent caregiver between April 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021. The study highlights ...

States Address Pandemic-Linked Learning Loss Among Students With Disabilities

Health Policy Update,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Special Populations,
At-Risk Populations,
Social Determinants of Health,
State Health Policy,
Maryland,
Virginia,
New Jersey,
Adrianna Evans,
Ioana Ungureanu,
Maggie Davis,
Disability Inclusion,
Education

One of the major disruptions to daily life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was the rapid shift from in-person K-12 education to virtual learning. While necessary for social distancing and slowing the ...

Bridging the Gap: Ensuring Vaccine Equity for Native Communities

Podcast,
At-Risk Populations,
Race and Public Health,
Tribal Health,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID Vaccine,
Members,
Partnership,
Healthcare Access,
Alaska,
Oklahoma,
Anne Zink,
Gary Lankford,
Johnny Delgado,
Robert Johnson

Three public health experts share how they prioritized vaccine equity for American Indian and Alaskan Native communities on the local, state, and national levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.