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Reproductive Health: Supporting Contraception Access and Comprehensive Sex Education

Legislative Prospectus,

Contraception Access

ASTHO Legislative Prospectus | Previewing 2023 state legislative actions on reproductive health.

Surveillance and Prevention With Maternal Mortality Review Committees

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Texas,

ASTHO Education

Webinar attendees learn about the review process, strategies for moving Maternal Mortality Review Committees data to action, and hear an example of how the state of Texas took recommendations and ...

Children’s Cabinets in Minnesota and Iowa Share Successes and Challenges

Blog,

Early Brain Development,

Healthcare Access,

Iowa,

Minnesota,

Paris Harper-Hardy,

Infant and Child Health

This post highlights the successes and challenges of "children's cabinets" in Minnesota and Iowa as well as their efforts to address early childhood health and development.

Period Poverty: A Growing Public Health Concern

Brief,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

State Health Policy

This brief highlights legislative actions that states are taking to remove financial burdens for women who struggle to afford period products and mitigate existing stigma.

Home Visiting Reauthorization: The First Trimester

Health Policy Update,

Federal Government Affairs,

Healthcare Access,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Social Determinants of Health,

Mental Health,

Carolyn McCoy,

Jazmyn Covington

The Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting program, which provides visiting services to parents with young children, is up for Congressional reauthorization. This post explores the ...

Some Early Childhood Development Programs Stalled, Others Flourished During Pandemic

Blog,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Early Brain Development,

Telehealth,

Health Equity,

COVID and Special Populations,

Infant and Child Health,

Paris Harper-Hardy

ASTHO interviewed two state health agencies (SHAs), two nonprofit partners, and one university partner that were heavily invested in state early childhood development policy about how their programs ...

Improving Youth Behavioral Health Through School-Based Strategies

Infographic,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

ACEs,

Early Brain Development,

Partnership,

At-Risk Populations,

Telehealth,

Education,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID and Telehealth,

Maine,

Maryland,

Michigan,

Oklahoma,

South Carolina,

Washington,

Youth Mental Health,

Infant and Child Health

This infographic highlights 10 high-level strategies to advance work in school behavioral health.

Understanding the Updated Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines

Blog,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Primary Care and Public Health,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

HIV,

Sowmya Kuruganti,

Contraception Access

In December 2021, HRSA approved new and updated Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines, which will go into effect in 2023. The recent changes include a new guideline on obesity prevention for midlife ...

Tennessee’s Successes Combatting Opioid Use Disorder: A Q&A with Elizabeth Harvey

People of Public Health,

State Health Policy,

Healthcare Access,

Opioids,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Tennessee,

Elizabeth Harvey,

Shannon Vance

ASTHO interview with Elizabeth Harvey, PhD, MPH, a CDC Senior Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Program assignee to the Tennessee Department of Health. Harvey shares her thoughts on the progress ...

Strengthening Risk-Appropriate Care in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

Brief,

Tribal Health,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Healthcare Access,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Members,

Alaska,

Montana,

New Mexico

This ASTHOBrief addresses the importance of developing robust, culturally competent risk-appropriate care systems for American Indian and Alaska Native communities.