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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 ...

State Legislatures Reshape Public Health Legal Authority

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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.

Public Health Full-Court(s) Press

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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 ...

Public Health and the Courtroom: How Health Officials Become Involved With Lawsuits

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Public Health Law,
State Health Policy,
Mississippi,
Ohio,
Utah,
Members,
Andy Baker-White,
Maggie Davis,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Thomas Dobbs

As leaders of their state agency, state and territorial health officials can be named parties in lawsuits alleging that an action taken by a public health agency was unlawful. These officials are typically sued in their “official ...

ASTHO's 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

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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 ...

From the Chief Medical Officer: How State Health Officials Can Make a Stand Against Menthol

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People of Public Health,
Series,
Chief Medical Officer Series,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Communications,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
California,
Massachusetts,
North Carolina,
Oklahoma,
Rhode Island,
Marcus Plescia

Tobacco control has been a public health success in states across the nation, but there is still work to be done, especially surrounding the popularity of menthol and other types of flavored tobacco.

COVID-19 Pandemic Underscores Need for Tobacco Control Policies

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Health Policy Update,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Federal Government Affairs,
California,
Massachusetts,
Utah,
Wyoming,
Andy Baker-White,
Joshua Berry,
New Jersey,
New York,
Rhode Island,
Florida,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Race and Public Health

The COVID-19 pandemic has further amplified the need for strong tobacco prevention and cessation policies. Research indicates that tobacco use is associated with increased rate of COVID-19 disease progression and increased likelihood of ...

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

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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 ...