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Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2021

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

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Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Influenza,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Public Health Law,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Healthcare Access,

Andy Baker-White,

Beth Giambrone,

Maggie Davis,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Evidence or Fact-Based Measures

With many of the state and territorial legislatures reconvening over the next few weeks, we can look forward to new (and not-so-new) legislation start to crop up that will impact public health. To help navigate the new legislative ...

Getting Shots Into Arms: The Race to Vaccinate Against COVID-19

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Members,

Robert Johnson,

Claire Hannan,

Thomas Dobbs,

Public Health Review

Our experts on this episode also discuss that while there have been perceived challenges in the initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the overall effort of getting vaccines into the arms of a virus that barely existed one year ago is nothing ...

Pharmacies Are Critical to Pandemic Planning, Not Just Response

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Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

Population Health and Prevention,

Pandemics,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Blog,

Partnership,

Influenza,

Public Health Workforce,

Pennsylvania,

Joanne Roth

Pharmacies have long been instrumental partners in providing lifesaving vaccines nationwide. As state and territorial health officials evaluate their COVID-19 response, planners must include input from the pharmacy community when ...

Courts Considering Challenges to States Blocking School Mask Requirements

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Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Immunization,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Maggie Davis,

Education,

COVID and Special Populations,

Iowa,

South Carolina,

Tennessee,

Texas,

Florida,

Arkansas,

Arizona,

Oklahoma,

Disability Inclusion,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Infant and Child Health

Recent state laws and governor emergency orders prohibiting universal school mask protocols are complicating the implementation of CDC’s evidence-based guidance for COVID-19 mitigation measures for in-person school. Ten states have enacted ...

States Consider Role of COVID-19 Vaccination for School Enrollment

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Education,

Health Equity,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Immunization,

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 vaccinated against COVID-19. According to a ...

BONUS: Fighting the Next COVID-19 Wave

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Immunization,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Members,

Robert Johnson,

Joseph Kanter,

Karyl Thomas Rattay,

Nirav Shah,

Public Health Review

This bonus episode is taken from a virtual news conference on Thursday, July 29, 2021. In it, Nirav Shah (Maine), Karyl Rattay (Delaware), and Joseph Kanter (Louisiana), discuss the latest issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic—mask ...

Health Partnerships in Action: Managing COVID-19 at the Southwest Border

Podcast,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID Resilience,

COVID Testing and Screening,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Robert Johnson,

Erica Pan,

Pritesh Gandhi,

Partnership,

Public Health Review

This episode dissects concerns at the southwest United States border, where health and governmental officials find themselves managing an extraordinarily complex situation: handling an increase in migration activity during a global ...