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Updated Rundown of State and Territorial COVID-19 Mask Requirements

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Law,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Alabama,

Arkansas,

California,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Washington, D.C.,

Guam,

Hawaii,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Kansas,

Kentucky,

Louisiana,

Maine,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

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Mississippi,

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New Hampshire,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

New York,

North Carolina,

Ohio,

Oregon,

Pennsylvania,

Puerto Rico,

Rhode Island,

Texas,

Vermont,

Virgin Islands,

Virginia,

Washington,

West Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Andy Baker-White

Several states and territories, as well as many local governments, are going beyond recommendations and requiring individuals to wear face coverings when they are in public settings and spaces (i.e. grocery stores, retail stores, ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Mental Health

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Rural Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Alabama,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

Colorado,

Delaware,

Florida,

Hawaii,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Kentucky,

Maine,

Maryland,

Minnesota,

New Jersey,

Ohio,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

South Carolina,

Tennessee,

Texas,

Virginia,

Washington,

Washington, D.C.,

West Virginia,

Maggie Davis,

LGBTQ+

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

State Approaches to Community Health Worker Certification

Brief,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Public Health Workforce,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

Connecticut,

Florida,

Indiana,

Kansas,

Kentucky,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Minnesota,

Missouri,

Nevada,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

New York,

Ohio,

Oregon,

Pennsylvania,

South Carolina,

Texas,

Virginia,

Wisconsin

This brief examines the ways states can support certification for community health workers.

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 ...

ASTHO's 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Environmental Health,

Public Health Workforce,

Mental Health,

Hawaii,

Utah,

Virginia,

Rhode Island,

Massachusetts,

Maine,

Washington,

Minnesota,

Missouri,

New York,

Maryland,

Connecticut,

Alabama,

New Jersey,

Beth Giambrone,

Maggie Davis,

Christina Severin

ASTHO's 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part Two Beth Giambrone, Maggie Davis, Christina Severin ASTHO's Public Health Legislative Update on Tobacco, Mental Health, Environmental Health, Workforce, and Containing Infectious ...

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 ...

HiAP Strategy Works in States, Locally to Meet Equity Challenges in COVID-19 Response

Health Equity,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Population Health and Prevention,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Maryland,

Pennsylvania,

California,

Virginia,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID Preparedness,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID Vaccine,

Race and Public Health,

Blog,

Adney Rakotoniaina,

Ali Aslam,

Alix Ware,

Bridget Kerner,

Kerry Wyss,

Health in All Policies,

Partnership

While governments have faced challenges in adopting a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach to respond to COVID-19, the impact of the public health emergency across sectors such as housing, transportation, and employment has created a ...

State/Territorial Policy Considerations for Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences

Report,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

ACEs,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Social Determinants of Health,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Alaska,

Arizona,

Arkansas,

California,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Florida,

Hawaii,

Idaho,

Illinois,

Maine,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Minnesota,

New Hampshire,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

New York,

North Dakota,

Ohio,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Tennessee,

Texas,

Vermont,

Virginia,

Washington,

Washington, D.C.,

Youth Mental Health,

LGBTQ+,

Firearm Injury and Violence Prevention

ASTHO staff identified a range of evidence-supported policies considered by state legislatures that could prevent ACEs. This report synthesizes these research and policy proposals and is intended for public health practitioners and ...

Ensuring Safe Access to Oral Healthcare During COVID-19

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Telehealth,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

California,

Illinois,

Maryland,

Nevada,

New York,

North Carolina,

Oregon,

Virginia,

West Virginia,

Alexandra Kearly,

Dylan Leach,

Janet Oputa,

COVID and Healthcare Systems

Dental care and the oral health workforce have also been tremendously impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the midst of stay at home orders, nationwide closures, and related employment loss, people have largely put their oral health on ...

Modernizing State HIV Laws: Legislation to Prevent and Decriminalize HIV

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Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

At-Risk Populations,

Infectious Disease,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Arizona,

Washington, D.C.,

Florida,

Georgia,

Kentucky,

Maryland,

Minnesota,

North Dakota,

Pennsylvania,

Virginia,

Maggie Davis

Though we’ve made progress on the number of HIV cases in the U.S, tens of thousands of Americans are diagnosed with HIV each year—a disproportionate number being people of color. In 2019, the federal government launched the Ending the HIV ...

ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part One

Blog,

Data Modernization,

Arizona,

Policy,

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Health Equity,

Environmental Health,

New Hampshire,

Oklahoma,

Maine,

Florida,

Colorado,

Tennessee,

Virginia,

Wisconsin,

California,

New Jersey,

Missouri,

Maryland,

New York,

Georgia,

Delaware,

New Mexico,

Hawaii,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Overdose Prevention,

STIs,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Infant and Child Health,

Lillian Colasurdo,

Maggie Davis,

Lana McKinney,

JoAnne McClure

ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part One legislative session, state policy, data collection, domestic violence, health information exchange, data privacy, substance misuse, overdose prevention, sexually transmitted infections, ...

As Families Seek More Work / Life Balance, States Consider Leave Policies

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

California,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Hawaii,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Minnesota,

New Jersey,

New York,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Virginia,

Washington,

Beth Giambrone,

Topics,

Work/Life Balance,

Change Level,

Organization/Agency,

Senior Leadership,

Resource Type,

Briefs/Articles

An ASTHO blog article on leave policies to support better work/life balance.