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Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Public Health in the Courts

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Pandemics,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Vaccine,
Immunization,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
California,
Connecticut,
Hawaii,
Maine,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Montana,
New York,
North Carolina,
Pennsylvania,
Texas,
West Virginia,
Firearm Injury and Violence Prevention,
Christina Severin

There are a number of court cases playing out across the country that could affect the options state and territorial health officials have to limit the spread of disease and promote health and well-being.

2022 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Tobacco Control,
Mental Health,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Infectious Disease,
West Virginia,
Wyoming,
New Jersey,
California,
Washington, D.C.,
New York,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Hawaii,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Rhode Island,
Minnesota,
Washington,
Maryland,
Parker Beene,
Maggie Davis,
Beth Giambrone

The ASTHO State Health Policy team provides brief updates on 5 of the ten state health policy issues to watch in 2022: mental and behavioral health, rural health, e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products, HIV and PFAS.

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,
Healthcare 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 ...

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 ...

ASTHO’s Public Health Resolutions for 2021

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ASTHO News,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Rural Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Healthcare Access,
Telehealth,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Accreditation,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Tobacco Control,
Blog,
Alannah Kittle,
Cara Person,
Kristi Meadows,
Vector-Borne Disease,
Firearm Injury and Violence Prevention

Every year, ASTHO performs an annual environmental scan to identify these policy and programmatic priorities. The most recent scan occurred from June 2019 to May 2020. Through ongoing collection of data from a variety of sources—including ...

How Pennsylvania Health Department’s Cross-Sector Partnerships Are Strengthening Climate and Environmental Justice

Report,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Pennsylvania,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Health Equity,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health

How Pennsylvania Health Department’s Cross-Sector Partnerships Are Strengthening Climate and Environmental Justice health department, pennsylvania department of health, climate change, low income neighborhoods, heart disease, mental ...

Public Health Highlights of President’s FY22 Budget Proposal

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Funding,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Funding,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Preparedness,
Jeffrey O. Ekoma,
Data Modernization,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Pandemics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Public Health Workforce

In May 2021, President Biden released full details of the fiscal year 2022 budget. Overall, the budget request combines President Biden's American Jobs Plan, his American Families Plan, and funding priorities for the Pentagon and ...

Public Health Full-Court(s) Press

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Federal Government Affairs,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Tobacco Control,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Environmental Health,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
Christina Severin

Public Health Full-Court(s) Press Court Cases That Impact Public Health Policy and Practice Christina Severin Court cases can impact public health policy and practice. Learn about recent relevant cases from the Supreme Court, lower federal ...

Preparedness Policy Highlights for Trending Public Health Threats

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Preparedness,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Mental Health,
Environmental Health,
Natural Disasters,
California,
Connecticut,
Hawaii,
Iowa,
Maine,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
New Jersey,
New York,
Oregon,
Texas,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington,
Adrianna Evans

While communities transition from emergency response to long-term monitoring and recovery, the federal government and states are taking legislative action to improve emergency preparedness capabilities.

Preparing for and Responding to Infectious Disease Threats Following Hurricanes

Blog,
Environmental Health,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Workforce,
Emerging Infectious Diseases,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Pandemics,
Communications,
COVID and Communication,
Amelia Poulin,
Sidnie Christian

Following a hurricane, the risk of exposure to infectious disease increases due, in part, to the presence of floodwater and debris. Hurricanes may contribute to population displacement and overcrowding—further heightening risk factors for ...

How Emergency Preparedness Can Better Protect Children’s Health

Blog,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Pandemics,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
Youth Mental Health,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Disability Inclusion,
Mental Health,
Firearm Injury and Violence Prevention,
Adrianna Evans,
Justin McClain

Learn how health agencies are prioritizing children’s health as they develop public health emergency preparedness planning in this blog.

Integrating Environmental Justice and Health Equity into Statewide Climate Planning

Report,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Preparedness,
Health Equity,
Natural Disasters,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Race and Public Health,
Elimination of Disparities,
Rhode Island,
California,
Kerry Wyss

Learn how California and Rhode Island are using health equity and environmental justice to enhance their public health responses to natural disasters and climate change.

ASTHO's 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Environmental Health,
Public Health Workforce,
Mental Health,
Hawaii,
Utah,
Virginia,
Rhode Island,
Massachusetts,
Maine,
Washington,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
New York,
Maryland,
Connecticut,
Alabama,
New Jersey,
Beth Giambrone,
Maggie Davis,
Christina Severin

ASTHO's 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part Two Beth Giambrone, Maggie Davis, Christina Severin ASTHO's Public Health Legislative Update on Tobacco, Mental Health, Environmental Health, Workforce, and Containing Infectious ...

State Public Health Leaders Urged to Increase Efforts to Prevent Injuries

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News,
Public Health News,
Environmental Health,
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Michael Fraser,
Amber Norris Williams,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention

State Public Health Leaders Urged to Increase Efforts to Prevent Injuries ARLINGTON, VA—State public health leaders responded to a new “The State of Safety” report released by the National Safety Council today showing that every state has ...

Top Nine Public Health Highlights of 2019

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People of Public Health,
Advocacy,
Washington Week,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Tobacco Control,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Members,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Territorial Health Policy,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Infectious Disease,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Funding,
Michael Fraser,
Nathaniel Smith,
John Wiesman,
Ngozi Ezike,
Joneigh Khaldun,
Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson,
Lee Norman,
Monica Bharel,
Renee Coleman Mitchell,
Esther L. Muña,
Linda Denourcey,
Karyl Thomas Rattay

ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser looks back on nine of the top public health highlights in 2019.

State, Territorial Health Policies Strengthening Emergency Preparedness Efforts

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
California,
Colorado,
Illinois,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
New York,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Oregon,
Washington,
Adrianna Evans

While COVID-19 is still present and ever-changing, public health professionals must also grapple with new challenges such as monkeypox, increasing firearm homicide, and widespread heat waves. In the wake of such emergencies, public health ...

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

Blog,
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 ...

2023 Legislative Session Update: Part One

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Tobacco Control,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
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.

Insular Areas Consider Variety of Public Health Related Legislation

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Community Health Workers,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Guam,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Virgin Islands,
Palau,
Marshall Islands,
American Samoa,
Puerto Rico,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Andy Baker-White,
Beth Giambrone,
Emely Sanchez,
Partnership,
Advocacy,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities

Each year, ASTHO tracks and analyzes key legislation that impacts public health, and highlights the emerging trends for our members. While the bulk of the tracked legislation arises in state legislatures, ASTHO also follows legislation ...