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COVID-19’s Impact on Pregnancy and Childbirth Policies

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID and Special Populations,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Alabama,
Illinois,
Indiana,
New Jersey,
New York,
North Carolina,
Washington,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
COVID and Law/Policy

Many states have introduced bills to strengthen and increase access to these prenatal, delivery, and postpartum services, building a solid foundation of care for women who must navigate the healthcare system and make difficult decisions ...

States Support Rural Hospitals While COVID-19 Highlights Challenges

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID and Funding,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Telehealth,
COVID Testing and Screening,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Mississippi,
Wyoming,
North Carolina,
Missouri,
Utah,
Washington,
Oklahoma,
Florida,
Andy Baker-White

More than 100 rural hospitals have closed since 2010, and an additional 25% are at high risk of closure, and COVID-19 has magnified the existing stressors on rural healthcare. As a result, states are using a variety of measures to address ...

How to Support Youth Post COVID-19 With More Flexible Policies

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
ACEs,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Caitlin Langhorne Griffith,
Victoria Pless,
Martha Yeide,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
Vermont,
Pennsylvania,
Illinois,
Washington,
New Jersey,
Massachusetts,
Maine,
Nevada,
Washington, D.C.,
California,
Wyoming

How to Support Youth Post COVID-19 With More Flexible Policies Caitlin Langhorne Griffith, Victoria Pless, Martha Yeide Over the past few months, COVID-19 has highlighted how current policies and funding do not support an equitable ...

Youth Sports as a Protective Factor to Promote Resiliency

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Education,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Preparedness,
Maryland,
California,
Illinois,
Minnesota,
Massachusetts,
Caitlin Langhorne Griffith,
Jes Lyons,
Kelsey Donnellan,
Talyah Sands Leavitt,
Victoria Pless,
Texas,
Washington,
Environmental Health,
LGBTQ+,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Early Brain Development,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Elimination of Disparities,
Infant and Child Health

Every year in mid-July is National Youth Sports Week—in 2021 it falls on July 19-23. It’s an important health observance because youth sports create strong connections with peers and caring adults, as well as promote socio-emotional skills ...

Making the Case for Early Childhood Brain Development

Podcast,
Members,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Early Brain Development,
Georgia,
Washington,
Robert Johnson,
Ami Klin,
John Wiesman,
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,
ACEs,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Infant and Child Health,
Public Health Review

In this episode, Ami Klin discusses early detection of developmental disabilities as a strategy to improve access to early care and treatment. John Wiesman shares Washington state’s success story in supporting healthy early brain ...

State Policy Can Reduce Systemic Racism in Public Health

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
California,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Tennessee,
Vermont,
Washington,
Wisconsin,
Illinois,
Operationalizing Equity

In 2020 and early 2021, state policymakers took action to raise awareness of the impacts of racism on health outcomes, to reverse the damage of racist polices, and to implement policy changes to ensure that future policies are enacted with ...

Improving Youth Behavioral Health Through School-Based Strategies

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
ACEs,
Early Brain Development,
Partnership,
Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Special Populations,
At-Risk Populations,
Education,
COVID and Mental Health,
COVID and Telehealth,
Healthcare Access,
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 delivering behavioral health services in ...

Tobacco Use in King County Washington: A Medicaid Data Analysis Report

Report,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Medicaid Data and Analysis,
Washington,
Alexandra Kearly,
Amber K. Sabbatini,
Austin Craig,
Caroline Brazeel,
Eli Kern,
Erh-Chi Hsu,
Jerome A. Dugan,
Layla G. Booshehri,
Madison Hluchan,
Susan Hernandez

Tobacco Use in King County Washington: A Medicaid Data Analysis Report ASTHO Staff, King County Staff, University of Washington Staff Washington state provides an excellent model for integrating Medicaid data to address tobacco use. ...