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Supporting Positive Mental Health Through Food Security and Good Nutrition

Blog,
Mental Health,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Youth Mental Health,
State Health Policy,
Arkansas,
Massachusetts,
Oregon,
Ramya Dronamraju,
Nutrition and Fitness

As the conversation about the importance of mental health continues to unfold, health agencies have a critical role to play in supporting positive mental health outcomes through nutrition support and ...

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

COVID and Mental Health,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Health Policy Update,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Social Determinants of Health,
At-Risk Populations,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Pandemics,
Ioana Ungureanu,
Communications,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
LGBTQ+,
Race and Public Health,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Arkansas,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Indiana,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
New York,
Oklahoma,
Utah,
Washington,
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 ...

Braiding and Layering Funding to Address Supportive Housing

Tribal Health,
State Health Policy,
Health Policy Update,
Funding,
Mental Health,
Maryland,
Louisiana,
Social Determinants of Health,
Kyle Bogaert,
Meredith Alexander,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Disability Inclusion,
Health in All Policies,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Food and Water Safety,
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 ...

How States are Preparing for Opioid Settlement Funds

Health Policy Update,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
State Health Policy,
Funding,
Public Health Law,
Kentucky,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
New York,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Virginia,
Victoria Pless,
Healthcare Access,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Partnership

The opioid crisis continues to claim the lives of thousands across the United States and has cost the economy billions in health care, mortality, and criminal justice costs. In 2018, it’s estimated ...

Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2021

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Influenza,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
HIV,
Tobacco Control,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Public Health Law,
Emergency Powers,
Rural Health,
Healthcare Access,
Andy Baker-White,
Beth Giambrone,
Maggie Davis,
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 ...

Improving Youth Behavioral Health Through School-Based Strategies

Report,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
ACEs,
Early Brain Development,
Partnership,
COVID and Special Populations,
At-Risk Populations,
Education,
COVID and Mental Health,
COVID and Telehealth,
Telehealth,
Maine,
Maryland,
Michigan,
Oklahoma,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Washington,
Youth Mental Health,
Infant and Child Health

The findings detailed in this report were gathered during a series of School Behavioral Health Advisory Committee convenings in spring 2021. The goal was identify policy gaps and strategies for ...

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: State Considerations for 2021

Health Policy Update,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
State Health Policy,
Early Brain Development,
Delaware,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
New York,
Oklahoma,
Beth Giambrone,
Healthcare Access,
Federal Government Affairs,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) has become more prevalent in the United States, with the hospitalization rate increasing from 2.9 to 7.3 hospitalizations per 1,000 newborn births between 2009 and ...

Reproductive Health Services Expanded During Pandemic but Inequities Persist

Brief,
Public Health Law,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Telehealth,
Telehealth,
STIs,
Alaska,
Delaware,
Georgia,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
New York,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
Contraception Access,
Health Equity,
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 ...

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

Health Policy Update,
State Health Policy,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Opioids,
Healthcare 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 ...

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

Brief,
Infant and Child Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Mental Health,
Opioids,
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, ...

Effective Public Health Approaches to Reducing Congenital Syphilis

Blog,
STIs,
Technical Assistance,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Iowa,
Louisiana,
Kentucky,
South Carolina,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Julia Greenspan,
Alexandra Kearly,
Rachel Scheckman,
JoAnne McClure,
Sanaa Akbarali

Effective Public Health Approaches to Reducing Congenital Syphilis astho, association of state and territorial health officials, provider bias, syphilis screening requirements, medicaid family ...