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Despite Major Benefits, Flavored Tobacco Regulations Face an Uphill Battle Led by Big Tobacco

Health Policy Update,
Tobacco Control,
State Health Policy,
Joshua Berry,
Megan DeNubila,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
Connecticut,
Maine,
Washington, D.C.,
Federal Government Affairs,
Advocacy,
California,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement

Flavored tobacco policy has changed rapidly over the past few months. In April, FDA announced their intention to implement rules prohibiting the sale of menthol e-cigarettes and flavored cigars, ...

How States Can Leverage JUUL Settlement Funds to Promote Public Health

Health Policy Update,
Tobacco Control,
Funding,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Arizona,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
Pennsylvania,
Puerto Rico,
Washington, D.C.,
Amy Ciarlo,
Matta Sannoh

To address the youth tobacco epidemic, jurisdictions filed lawsuits against JUUL to end their marketing practices aimed at youth and to obtain compensation from the financial toll experienced by ...

Centering the Community’s Voice in State-Led Health Equity Initiatives

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
Operationalizing Equity,
Colorado,
Massachusetts,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
Oregon,
Virginia,
Washington,
Lana McKinney,
Jessica Fepelstein

Centering the Community’s Voice in State-Led Health Equity Initiatives health equity, public health departments, health outcomes, michigan public health institute, health disparities, underserved ...

Legislative Action Bridging Public Health and Clinical Healthcare

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Telehealth,
Public Health Workforce,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Florida,
Maryland,
Texas,
Arkansas,
Indiana,
California,
Illinois,
Iowa,
Montana,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
New York,
Oklahoma,
West Virginia,
Kentucky,
Ashley Cram,
Brianna Gorman

Three ways policymakers are addressing access to care are through telehealth, safety net and emergency services, and adjusted reimbursement rates to Medicaid-enrolled providers.

Increasing Access to Doulas will Ease the Maternal Health Crisis

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Arizona,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Alabama,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Kentucky,
Maryland,
Michigan,
Missouri,
Montana,
North Carolina,
Oregon,
Washington, D.C.,
California,
Massachusetts,
Oklahoma,
Minnesota,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
Louisiana,
Connecticut,
Tennessee,
Alexandra Kearly,
Ramya Dronamraju

State and federal actions to expand the doula workforce and improve maternal health.

Hearing the Hill

Health Policy Update,
Federal Government Affairs,
Health Equity,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID Recovery,
COVID and Workforce,
Opioids,
Funding,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Devon Page

Hearing the Hill astho, association of state and territorial health officials, opioid crisis, covid-19 funds, public health, public health data and workforce, american rescue plan, promoting health, ...

2023 Legislative Session Update: Part One

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Mental Health,
HIV,
Opioids,
Tobacco Control,
PFAS,
Florida,
Guam,
Hawaii,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kentucky,
Mississippi,
New Mexico,
New York,
Oklahoma,
South Dakota,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virginia,
West Virginia,
Beth Giambrone,
Christina Severin,
Parker Beene,
Maggie Davis

A mid-session legislative update on five of ASTHO's top 10 public health state policy issues to watch in 2023: tobacco, HIV, mental health, PFAS, and opioids.

State and Territorial Policies to Strengthen the Public Health and Healthcare Workforce

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Workforce,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
COVID and Workforce,
Maryland,
Oregon,
Hawaii,
New Mexico,
Wyoming,
Washington,
New Jersey,
Mississippi,
Virginia,
Maggie Davis

Accompanying an infusion of federal funding, states are considering several policy changes to strengthen the public health workforce and address challenges within the health care workforce.

2023 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Contraception Access,
Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Health Equity,
Immunization,
Public Health Workforce,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
California,
Connecticut,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Missouri,
Montana,
New Jersey,
New York,
Oklahoma,
Rhode Island,
Texas,
Vermont,
Washington,
Maggie Davis,
Andy Baker-White,
Lillian Colasurdo,
Lana McKinney

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 ...

The Impact of Non-Medical Vaccine Exemptions on Childhood Vaccination Rates

Health Policy Update,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
State Health Policy,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
Georgia,
Iowa,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Montana,
Nebraska,
New Mexico,
New York,
Ohio,
Oregon,
Rhode Island,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virginia,
West Virginia,
Heather Tomlinson

As many state legislatures seek to expand vaccine exemptions, it’s important to understand the fundamental differences in exemption type and their impact on a community.