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Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Supportive Housing

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Funding,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Maryland,
Louisiana,
Social Determinants of Health,
Kyle Bogaert,
Meredith Alexander,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Disability Inclusion,
Health in All Policies,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,
Early Brain Development,
At-Risk Populations,
Oklahoma

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the intersections of social determinants of health, such as transportation, education, and housing, and their impact on the health of individuals and communities. As the moratorium on evictions ends in ...

United for One Health

Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Climate and Health,
Vector-Borne Disease,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Informatics and Surveillance,
Partnership,
Blog,
People of Public Health,
Andrew Tucker,
Wayne E. Cascio,
Health in All Policies,
Data Modernization and Informatics

Nov. 3, 2021, marks the sixth annual One Health Day, a global campaign to recognize and embrace how public health is connected to the health of animals and our shared environment. In this post, ASTHO talks about One Health with Wayne E. ...

Where There’s Fire, There’s Smoke—States Prepare for Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke

Blog,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Partnership,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Health in All Policies,
California,
Minnesota,
Washington,
Emma Talkington,
State and Territorial Environmental Health Directors

As the United States begins to see more wildfires, it is important for health agencies to be ready to address concerns from the public and collaborate with other state agencies to mitigate the health risks of wildfire smoke.

How States Are Housing the Homeless During a Pandemic

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Population Health and Prevention,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Special Populations,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
COVID and Funding,
Health in All Policies,
Social Determinants of Health,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arizona,
California,
Connecticut,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
Vermont,
Washington, D.C.

Policymakers seek to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by focusing on non-congregate sheltering and alternative housing for unhoused populations.

Building a More Equitable Economy Post-Pandemic

Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Recovery,
Bouce Forward,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Health Equity,
Funding,
Partnership,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Preparedness,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Social Determinants of Health,
Delaware,
Hawaii,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Utah,
Blog,
Ann Flagg,
At-Risk Populations,
Health in All Policies

Economic security and well-being, job stability, access to safe and affordable housing, access to healthy and nutritious foods, and access to resources to manage mental and physical health—all of these things impact individual, family, and ...

The Intersection of Health and Housing: CMS’s Potential Medicaid Investments

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Health in All Policies,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
North Carolina,
Oregon,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy

Emerging evidence indicates that affordable, safe, and stable housing directly impacts an individual’s health and well-being, emphasizing the importance of designing Medicaid benefits packages that incorporate the social determinants of ...

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 ...

States’ Food, Housing, and Transportation Initiatives Aim to Reduce Health Disparities

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health in All Policies,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
California,
Illinois,
Montana,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
New York,
Washington

Considerable evidence supports the connection between housing, food security, transportation and health outcomes, so states are implementing policies to build healthy environments that ensure equitable opportunity for wellness.

Comprehensive Addiction Treatment in Rhode Island's Correctional Facilities Yields Dramatic Drop in Overdose Deaths

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Members,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Health in All Policies,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Rhode Island,
Nicole Alexander-Scott,
Gina Raimondo

Interview with Gina M. Raimondo, former governor of Rhode Island, to learn more about a Rhode Island Department of Corrections initiative that helps prevent and treat addiction among incarcerated individuals and other statewide efforts to ...

Connecting Health and Transportation to Improve Access to Care

Blog,
Health in All Policies,
Health Equity,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Health Care Access,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Arizona,
Oregon,
Vermont,
Funding,
Shelby Rowell,
Anna Bartels

Learn how state health and transportation agencies are partnering to improve physical access to healthcare.

Leadership Conversation with ChangeLab Solutions Founder and CEO Marice Ashe

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
At-Risk Populations,
Social Determinants of Health,
Health in All Policies,
Leadership Development,
Marice Ashe

Marice Ashe, founder and CEO of ChangeLab Solutions, discusses advice for states and territories working to build healthier, more resilient communities to advance health equity.