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Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2021

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Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Influenza,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Public Health Law,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Healthcare Access,

Andy Baker-White,

Beth Giambrone,

Maggie Davis,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Evidence or Fact-Based Measures

With many of the state and territorial legislatures reconvening over the next few weeks, we can look forward to new (and not-so-new) legislation start to crop up that will impact public health. To help navigate the new legislative ...

A Public Health Milestone: COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A With Meredith Allen, ASTHO’s Vice President for Health Security

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Communication,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Partnership,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Research,

Meredith Allen,

Communications,

Leadership Development

A discussion with Meredith Allen, ASTHO’s Vice President for Health Security, about how the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccinations have been a major turning point for the pandemic and a milestone moment for U.S. public health ...

What to Know About the American Rescue Plan

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Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

COVID Recovery,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Mattie Quinn,

Population Health and Prevention,

Public Health Workforce

One of President Biden’s first actions just before being sworn into office was to draft up the American Rescue Plan, a sweeping proposal that ASTHO has committed to working with the Biden Administration on. The proposal offers a national ...

ASTHO’s Most Used Resources of 2021

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ASTHO News,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

COVID and Funding,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Workforce,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Health Equity,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Pandemics,

Policy,

Public Health Law,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Overdose Prevention,

Blog,

Leadership Development,

Public Health Workforce,

Dylan Reynolds

ASTHO's mission is to support, equip, and advocate for state and territorial health officials in their work of advancing the public's health and well-being. To that end, here are the 12 most popular resources our members, partners, ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Health Equity and Rural Health

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Race and Public Health,

Social Determinants of Health,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Telehealth,

Public Health Workforce,

Beth Giambrone,

Maggie Davis

ASTHO has identified health equity and rural health as issues that policymakers across the country will consider in 2022.

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

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Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Mental Health,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Rural Health,

Alabama,

California,

Colorado,

Florida,

Hawaii,

Indiana,

Louisiana,

Maine,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

New Hampshire,

New York,

West Virginia,

Andy Baker-White,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Education

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century, as well as some of the most powerful and cost-effective tools to prevent disease, disparities, disability, and death among children and adults. The COVID-19 ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Maintaining Public Health’s Legal Authority to Prevent Disease Spread

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Preparedness,

Public Health Law,

Emergency Powers,

Arkansas,

Georgia,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Maine,

Maryland,

Minnesota,

New Hampshire,

New Jersey,

New York,

Ohio,

Oklahoma,

South Dakota,

Tennessee,

Virginia,

West Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Andy Baker-White,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Leadership Development

States and territories have broad powers to protect public health and safety, including powers to prevent and control the spread of communicable disease typically exercised by state and territorial health departments. This authority is an ...

From the Chief Medical Officer: Leadership Considerations for Long COVID

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Preparedness,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Marcus Plescia,

Series,

Chief Medical Officer Series

Public health officials have a significant opportunity to provide leadership on the issue of Long COVID, through their own authorities, and by capitalizing on their influence in the public health and healthcare sectors.

Communicate With Care in Your Telework Policies

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Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Recovery,

COVID and Workforce,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Workforce,

Omar Khalid,

Change Level,

Resource Type,

Topics,

Belonging/Connection,

Communications,

Mental Health,

Work/Life Balance,

Briefs/Articles,

Recommendations,

Organization/Agency,

Senior Leadership,

Supervisory

An ASTHO blog article about how to communicate with care to staff about telework policies with the shift of the pandemic.