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ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Public Health Workforce

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
COVID and Workforce,
Public Health Workforce,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Georgia,
Montana,
Nevada,
New York,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Rhode Island,
Tennessee,
Utah,
Maggie Davis

Continuing ASTHO’s Legislative Prospectus series—which highlights the top 10 public health policy issues for 2022—we are focusing this week on mental and behavioral health as well as supporting the public health workforce.

Domestic Holiday Travel Pandemic Restrictions and Recommendations

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Preparedness,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Alabama,
Alaska,
American Samoa,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Washington, D.C.,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Florida,
Georgia,
Guam,
Hawaii,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Marshall Islands,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Montana,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Palau,
Pennsylvania,
Puerto Rico,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virgin Islands,
Virginia,
Washington,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming,
Maggie Davis

The 2020 holiday season is coinciding with a nationwide surge of COVID-19 cases. With great concern that holiday travel to see loved ones may exacerbate community spread of the virus, many states are increasing public health measures ...

States Using Policy to Reduce Dementia’s Disease and Fiscal Impact

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Health Equity,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Healthy Aging,
Colorado,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kentucky,
Maryland,
Montana,
Nebraska,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Tennessee,
Utah,
Washington,
West Virginia,
Tyrone Bethune

Public health agencies are working to reduce dementia risk and to optimize the health and well-being of people living with dementia and their caregivers.

Addressing Privacy Concerns of Using Mental Healthcare via Telehealth

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Telehealth,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Alabama,
Arkansas,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Georgia,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
New York,
North Carolina,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Utah,
Virginia,
Evan Han,
Maggie Davis

In an effort to help meet demand, some states and territories have joined interjurisdictional licensing compacts that allow a mental healthcare provider licensed in one state to provide care in another state—without needing to gain ...

Expanding Pharmacist-Prescribed HIV PrEP

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Healthcare Access,
Infectious Disease,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
LGBTQ+,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Illinois,
Maryland,
Maine,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
Oregon,
Rhode Island,
Utah,
Virginia,
Rachel Scheckman

PrEP is a powerful tool to reduce new HIV infections; expanding access to PrEP is a priority within the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative. One way to increase access to PrEP is by allowing pharmacists to prescribe and ...

Opportunities for Public Health Agencies to Advance Sustainable Financing of Community Health Worker Programs

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Community Health Workers,
Kentucky,
Maryland,
Arizona,
New Jersey,
North Carolina,
Pennsylvania,
South Carolina,
Utah,
Michigan,
South Dakota,
Kansas,
New Mexico,
Nevada,
Rhode Island,
Colorado,
Minnesota,
Alaska,
Massachusetts,
Washington,
Louisiana,
Wisconsin,
Idaho,
Connecticut,
Missouri,
New York,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Texas,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Funding

Opportunities for Public Health Agencies to Advance Sustainable Financing of Community Health Worker Programs Advancing Sustainable Financing of Community Health Workers Explore how health officials can play key roles as funders, ...

States Support Postpartum Health with Medicaid Expansions

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arizona,
Colorado,
Iowa,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
Oklahoma,
Rhode Island,
Texas,
Utah,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming,
Sowmya Kuruganti

States Support Postpartum Health with Medicaid Expansions astho, association of state and territorial health officials, 2023 state legislative session, medicaid expansions, postpartum health, the consolidated appropriations act, national ...

How the Emergence of Xylazine Impacts Overdose Prevention Policy

Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Overdose Prevention,
Alaska,
Colorado,
Guam,
Maine,
Maryland,
Nebraska,
New York,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Pennsylvania,
South Carolina,
Vermont,
Illinois,
New Hampshire,
Delaware,
New Jersey,
Florida,
Massachusetts,
Utah,
Michigan,
Rhode Island,
Oklahoma,
West Virginia,
Indiana,
Puerto Rico,
JoAnne McClure,
Victoria Pless,
Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Ohio

How the Emergence of Xylazine Impacts Overdose Prevention Policy overdose prevention policy, overdose crisis, fatal overdoses, emergence of xylazine, illicit drug supply, toxicological testing, withdrawal symptoms, xylazine test strips, ...