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Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2021

Blog,

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 ...

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,

Healthcare 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 ...

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.

Helping Community Health Workers Excel in the Public Health Workforce

Blog,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

DELPH,

Leadership Development,

Public Health Workforce,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Funding,

Policy,

Andrea Lee,

Kristian G. Myers,

Tasha Catron

DELPH scholars discuss the important role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in the public health workforce, the need for support, recognition, and investment in their development, and the importance of sustainable funding for CHW programs ...

Why Louisiana Doesn’t Certify Community Health Workers

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Public Health Workforce,

Partnership,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Louisiana,

Shelby Rowell,

Colleen Arceneaux,

Jantz Malbrue

Colleen Arceneaux and Jantz Malbrue from the Louisiana Department of Health to discuss why forgoing community health worker certification was the right course of action for their state.

Summary of FY24 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

Legislative Alert,

Funding,

News,

Public Health News,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Environmental Health,

Infectious Disease,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Leadership Development,

Preparedness,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Advocacy

Congress released FY24 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.