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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,
Health Care 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 ...

Strengthening Risk-Appropriate Care in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

Brief,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Health Care Access,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Members,
Alaska,
Montana,
New Mexico,
Lily Lou,
Social Determinants of Health

This ASTHOBrief addresses the importance of developing robust, culturally competent risk-appropriate care systems for American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

States Aim to Improve Outcomes for People Experiencing Substance Use During Pregnancy

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Health Care Access,
Health Equity,
California,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
New York,
Washington,
Wyoming,
Sowmya Kuruganti

In 2023 legislative sessions, states considered measures to improve access to care for pregnant people experiencing substance use disorder, increase provider knowledge of screening and treatment practices, coordinate care for conditions ...

Addressing the Impact of Rural Hospital Closures on Maternal and Infant Health

Blog,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Telehealth,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Rural Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Telehealth,
Arkansas,
North Carolina,
Lexa Giragosian

Rural hospital closures exacerbate poor socioeconomic conditions, job loss, cost of health services, transportation times and barriers, and inequitable access to quality care, all of which contribute to unfavorable maternal and infant ...

Addressing Hypertension in Pregnancy to Reduce Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Heart Disease,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Lexa Giragosian

Hypertension disorders in pregnancy are the leading cause of maternal death, but state and territorial health agencies can address hypertension in pregnancy and reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.

Tennessee’s Successes Combatting Opioid Use Disorder: A Q&A with Elizabeth Harvey

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Tennessee,
Elizabeth Harvey,
Shannon Vance

ASTHO interview with Elizabeth Harvey, PhD, MPH, a CDC Senior Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Program assignee to the Tennessee Department of Health. Harvey shares her thoughts on the progress Tennessee has made on opioid use ...

Utilizing Doula Care to Support Substance Use Disorder in the Postpartum Period

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
New Jersey,
Florida,
Illinois,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Nebraska,
North Dakota,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Virginia,
Maria Gabriela Ruiz,
Ramya Dronamraju

Support from postpartum doulas can can increase parental self-efficacy and adherence to treatment for those experiencing SUD, leading to lower rates of postpartum depression and, subsequently, improved health outcomes.