Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Public Health in the Courts
There are a number of court cases playing out across the country that could affect the options state and territorial health officials have to limit the spread of disease and promote health and ...
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2023 Legislative Session Update: Part Two
Iowa,
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 ...
Courts Consider Whether State Vaccination Laws Must Include a Religious Exemption
During the 2022 state legislative sessions, at least 20 states considered bills that would require a religious exemption to a vaccine requirement. As state legislatures continue considering vaccine ...
State Actions on COVID-19 Vaccine Verification
Iowa,
As the number of COVID-19 vaccinations grows, some states are looking at their vaccination rates to determine when to loosen measures that mitigate the spread of COVID-19, such as venue capacity ...
States Consider Role of COVID-19 Vaccination for School Enrollment
Iowa,
Ohio,
Utah,
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 ...
Measles Outbreaks and School Exclusions: Public Health’s Authority to Protect Children and Stop the Spread of Disease
States can use strategies like school vaccination requirements to help combat the spread of communicable diseases that have robust availability of a highly effective vaccine, such as measles.