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State Legislatures Reshape Public Health Legal Authority

Blog,

Policy,

Public Health Law,

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Healthcare Access,

STIs,

HIV,

North Carolina,

South Carolina,

Hawaii,

Washington,

Texas,

Utah,

Kansas,

Idaho,

Oklahoma,

Wyoming,

New Hampshire,

Jessica Baggett,

Andy Baker-White,

Maggie Davis

Learn how state and territorial legislatures can bolster or restrict public health legal authority, with examples from early COVID-19 as well as 2024.

Ending the HIV Epidemic: 40 Years of Progress

Infectious Disease,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Healthcare Access,

Arizona,

California,

Washington, D.C.,

New Jersey,

Blog,

Anna Bartels,

Tequam Worku,

Illinois,

Virginia,

Nevada,

Pennsylvania,

Minnesota,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Federal Government Affairs,

Data Modernization and Informatics

This June marked the 40-year anniversary of the first five cases of what later became known as AIDS reported in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Since then, more than 32 million people have died from the disease worldwide and ...

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 ...

Recent Federal Actions Spur Changes to Children's Blood Lead Level Screenings and Response

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Early Brain Development,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Policy,

Delaware,

Iowa,

New Jersey,

North Carolina,

Oregon,

Pennsylvania,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Ali Aslam,

Healthcare Access,

At-Risk Populations,

Infant and Child Health

The COVID-19 pandemic introduced new challenges for screening children’s blood lead levels, as screening rates across the country dropped during stay-at-home orders. A substantive federal policy change and provisions in the Infrastructure ...

COVID-19 and Beyond: Improving Youth Mental Health Outcomes and Disparities

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

At-Risk Populations,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Ioana Ungureanu,

Communications,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

LGBTQ+,

Race and Public Health,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Arkansas,

Georgia,

Hawaii,

Indiana,

Nevada,

New Jersey,

New York,

Oklahoma,

Utah,

Washington,

Policy,

State Health Policy

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted both the physical and mental health well-being of youth. Disruptions in both their home and school life have put youth at risk for poor mental health outcomes that include increased anxiety, depression, ...

The Seven Biggest Public Health Policy Issues on the Hill in 2020

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Emergency Powers,

Public Health Law,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Funding,

Healthcare Access,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Data Modernization

As a truly historic year comes to an end, many public health policy issues received a considerable amount of attention in 2020. Subjects such as the pandemic that will live on in infamy, racial health disparities, and the future of the ...

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 ...

Reproductive Health Services Expanded During Pandemic but Inequities Persist

Brief,

Policy,

Public Health Law,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Telehealth,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

Alaska,

Delaware,

Georgia,

Massachusetts,

New Hampshire,

New York,

Rhode Island,

South Carolina,

Contraception Access,

Health Equity,

Series,

Public Health Transformation

When the COVID-19 pandemic began the need for greater access to virtual reproductive healthcare services increased dramatically. Telehealth increased access to providers, eased workflows and infection protection for clinical staff, and ...

Education and Public Health: Supporting Youth Through COVID-19 and Beyond

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

ACEs,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Education,

Michigan,

Ohio,

Virginia,

Ioana Ungureanu,

Jes Lyons,

Victoria Pless,

Healthcare Access,

Washington,

Oregon,

Colorado

Toxic stress contributes to a variety of negative outcomes for children. And unfortunately, COVID-19 has increased the likelihood of children experiencing childhood trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and toxic stress. States and ...