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Health Equity Policy Resource

Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Territorial Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
Tribal Health,
American Samoa,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Guam,
Illinois,
Marshall Islands,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Montana,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
North Dakota,
Northern Mariana Islands,
Palau,
Puerto Rico,
Texas,
Vermont,
Virgin Islands,
Washington,
Washington, D.C.,
Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge,
ASTHO Communications,
Resource,
Topics,
Equity

This toolkit is designed to support public health leaders in leveraging the policy development process to achieve health equity in their jurisdiction.

Policy Considerations for Reducing Congenital Syphilis

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
JoAnne Deehr,
Maggie Davis,
Julia Greenspan,
Christina Severin,
Syphilis

This report focuses on promising strategies in four different policy areas to address rising congenital syphilis rates. While no single policy solution will address the structural challenges to diagnosing and treating syphilis among people ...

Moving from Design to Implementation: Lessons on Expanding Contraception Access in New Jersey

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Contraception Access,
Brittany Lee,
Sophia Durant,
Jahira Sterling,
Liz Gipson,
Lauren Moran,
New Jersey,
Policy,
Partnership

Moving from Design to Implementation: Lessons on Expanding Contraception Access in New Jersey Liz Gipson, Jahira Sterling, Lauren Moran, Brittany Lee, Sophia Durant Lessons on expanding contraception access in New Jersey. Public sector ...

Leveraging Medicaid to Support Community Health Workers

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Community Health Workers,
Policy,
Health Equity,
Public Health Workforce,
Medicaid Partnerships and Policy,
Madison Hluchan,
Vanessa Finisse

Leveraging Medicaid to Support Community Health Workers astho, association of state and territorial health officials, community health workers, health equity, medicaid coverage, chw workforce, social service, public health, health care ...

Building a More Equitable Economy Post-Pandemic

Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Recovery,
Bouce Forward,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Health Equity,
Funding,
Partnership,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Preparedness,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Health Care Access,
Community Health Workers,
Social Determinants of Health,
Delaware,
Hawaii,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Utah,
Blog,
Ann Flagg,
At-Risk Populations,
Health in All Policies

Economic security and well-being, job stability, access to safe and affordable housing, access to healthy and nutritious foods, and access to resources to manage mental and physical health—all of these things impact individual, family, and ...

State Legislation to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis and Address Institutional Racism

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
California,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
New York,
North Carolina,
Vermont,
Wisconsin,
Cassandra Thompson,
Melissa L. Lewis

The movement to address racism through policy change in the U.S. is receiving significant political support at every level of government. Government institutions are acknowledging the systemic oppression of people of color that persists in ...

Getting Creative to Keep Americans Fed During COVID-19

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Maine,
Kentucky,
New Jersey,
California,
Colorado,
Michigan,
Guam,
Nebraska

The COVID-19 pandemic has exasperated challenges around access to nutritious and affordable foods. In response, the federal government has taken action to increase funding and access to programs to strengthen food security.

State and Territorial Health Leaders Convene on Capitol Hill to Advocate for Sustained Funding

News Release,
News,
ASTHO Member News,
ASTHO News,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Funding,
Advocacy,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
Members,
Esther L. Muña,
Joseph Kanter

State and Territorial Health Leaders Convene on Capitol Hill to Advocate for Sustained Funding ARLINGTON, VA—The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) leadership and public health officials will gather in ...

FDA’s Approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine: Five Things to Know

Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Communication,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Emerging Infectious Diseases,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Blog,
Preparedness,
Meredith Allen,
COVID and Law/Policy

On Aug. 23, 2021, the FDA announced full approval of Pfizer and BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine for COVID-19. ASTHO has answers to five key questions about the approval and what it means for state and territorial health officials: What does the ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Data Modernization and Privacy Protections

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
California,
Colorado,
Delaware,
Illinois,
Maryland,
Nebraska,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Rhode Island,
Virginia,
Wyoming,
Maggie Davis

ASTHO notes the top state public health policy issues in an annual Legislative Prospectus series. ASTHO is publishing a prospectus for the top 10 policy issues to watch in 2022. This week we are featuring data modernization and privacy ...

Public Health Approaches to Preventing Suicide and Promoting Mental Well-Being

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Suicide Prevention,
State Health Policy,
North Dakota,
Texas,
Colorado,
Nebraska,
Montana,
Kentucky,
Virginia,
Illinois,
New Jersey,
Georgia,
Idaho,
Utah,
Maryland

Public Health Approaches to Preventing Suicide and Promoting Mental Well-Being Public Health Approaches to Preventing Suicide Caitlin Langhorne Griffith, Arnelle Toffey Learn how to execute public health approaches to preventing suicide, ...

How New Laws Support Telehealth and Access to Health Care

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Care Access,
Telehealth,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Social Determinants of Health,
Rural Health,
Hawaii,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
Virginia,
Ashley Cram

How New Laws Support Telehealth and Access to Health Care How New Laws Support Telehealth and Access to Health Care Ashley Cram Learn how federal and state policies are improving access to health care by supporting telehealth. Telehealth ...

Levers for Preventing Chronic Disease That Intersect with Key MAHA Report Themes

Blog,
Series,
Chief Medical Officer Series,
Health in All Policies,
Partnership,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Heart Disease,
Stroke,
Diabetes,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Infant and Child Health,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Education,
Susan Kansagra,
Jessica Baggett,
Kelly Williams,
Topic,
Evidence-Based and Promising Programs,
Primary Care and Public Health Integration,
Self-Management and Lifestyle Change,
Sustainable Systems Change,
Cross-Sector Partnerships,
Monitoring and Evaluation,
Financing and Policy,
Supporting Prevention and Self-Management,
Payment Models and Healthcare Delivery Reform,
Community-Clinical Linkages,
Community Team-Based Care/Care Coordination,
Resource Type,
Recommendations,
Guidelines,
Nutrition and Fitness

Learn about public health strategies for preventing chronic disease that intersect with themes in MAHA report including nutrition and physical activity.

States Using Policy to Reduce Dementia’s Disease and Fiscal Impact

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Health Equity,
Population Health and Prevention,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
Healthy Aging,
Colorado,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kentucky,
Maryland,
Montana,
Nebraska,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Tennessee,
Utah,
Washington,
West Virginia,
Tyrone Bethune

Public health agencies are working to reduce dementia risk and to optimize the health and well-being of people living with dementia and their caregivers.