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The New Frontier of Digital Proximity Tracing

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
California,
New York,
North Dakota,
South Dakota,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
New Jersey,
Washington,
Partnership

The New Frontier of Digital Proximity Tracing Association of state and territorial health officials, astho, public health, covid-19, contact tracing, case investigation, public health surveillance, ...

COVID-19 Pandemic Underscores Need for Tobacco Control Policies

Health Policy Update,
Tobacco Control,
COVID-19,
At-Risk Populations,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Federal Government Affairs,
California,
Massachusetts,
Utah,
Wyoming,
Andy Baker-White,
Joshua Berry,
New Jersey,
New York,
Rhode Island,
Florida,
Pandemics,
Race and Public Health

The COVID-19 pandemic has further amplified the need for strong tobacco prevention and cessation policies. Research indicates that tobacco use is associated with increased rate of COVID-19 disease ...

States Ensure Safe and Accessible Elections During COVID-19

Health Policy Update,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
Population Health and Prevention,
Alaska,
Arizona,
California,
Delaware,
Illinois,
Kentucky,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
North Carolina,
South Carolina,
Utah,
Leah Silva

In 1965, while signing the Voting Rights Act into law, President Lyndon B. Johnson stated that “a man without a vote is a man without protection.” However, voting is a bit more complicated this year ...

Promoting Health Equity Through State Orders for COVID-19 Testing

Health Policy Update,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
Pandemics,
Population Health and Prevention,
At-Risk Populations,
Kentucky,
Maine,
New Jersey,
North Carolina,
Vermont,
Andy Baker-White,
Emergency Powers

In order to contain and mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread, rapid testing is key. Rampant and efficient testing determines who has the virus and who may be at risk of transmitting it, and ...

ASTHO Addresses Insular Areas Health Equity Through Federal Engagement

Health Policy Update,
Federal Government Affairs,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Territorial Health Policy,
Carolyn McCoy,
Partnership,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
American Samoa,
Guam,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands,
Washington Week

As the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, ASTHO is committed to the T in our name. The health officials from the territories and freely-associated states are valued members and we ...

How States are Using Policy to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Health Policy Update,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Sameer Rao,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Race and Public Health,
Florida,
Georgia,
Maine,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Texas,
West Virginia

Approximately 700 women die annually in the U.S. between 2007-2016 as a result of pregnancy or its complications, according to CDC data. This is one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the ...

Public Health Highlights of President’s FY22 Budget Proposal

Health Policy Update,
Federal Government Affairs,
Funding,
COVID and Funding,
Social Determinants of Health,
Climate and Health,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
Data Modernization,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Pandemics,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Public Health Workforce

In May 2021, President Biden released full details of the fiscal year 2022 budget. Overall, the budget request combines President Biden's American Jobs Plan, his American Families Plan, and ...

Changes to School Nutrition Programs Helping Curb Pandemic-Related Impacts

Health Policy Update,
Federal Government Affairs,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Social Determinants of Health,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID Resilience,
Infant and Child Health,
Shannon Vance

The National School Lunch Program, a federally-assisted meal program run by USDA, has provided millions of children with nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunches each school day.

Strategic Policies Protect Breastfeeding in Workplaces and Schools

Health Policy Update,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Health Equity,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
California,
Connecticut,
Guam,
Illinois,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
Oklahoma,
Utah,
Deborah Backman,
Infant and Child Health

Families who wish to breastfeed in the United States often face barriers in workplace and school settings. To address these disparities, federal, state, and territorial governments are adopting ...

Courts Considering Challenges to States Blocking School Mask Requirements

Health Policy Update,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Immunization,
Pandemics,
Maggie Davis,
Education,
COVID and Special Populations,
Iowa,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Florida,
Arkansas,
Arizona,
Oklahoma,
Disability Inclusion,
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 ...