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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.

Improving Access to Healthcare in the Pacific: Q&A with Patrick Abraham

Blog,
Island Areas 101,
Island Equity,
Federated States of Micronesia,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
COVID and Healthcare Systems,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Primary Care and Public Health,
Julia Von Alexander,
Patrick Abraham

Improving Access to Healthcare in the Pacific: Q&A with Patrick Abraham access to healthcare, federated states of micronesia, underserved populations, health infrastructure, primary care services, health disparities, optimal health, ...

2022 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Tobacco Control,
Mental Health,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Infectious Disease,
West Virginia,
Wyoming,
New Jersey,
California,
Washington, D.C.,
New York,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Hawaii,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Rhode Island,
Minnesota,
Washington,
Maryland,
Parker Beene,
Maggie Davis,
Beth Giambrone

The ASTHO State Health Policy team provides brief updates on 5 of the ten state health policy issues to watch in 2022: mental and behavioral health, rural health, e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products, HIV and PFAS.

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Public Health Workforce

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
COVID and Workforce,
Public Health Workforce,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Georgia,
Montana,
Nevada,
New York,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Rhode Island,
Tennessee,
Utah,
Maggie Davis

Continuing ASTHO’s Legislative Prospectus series—which highlights the top 10 public health policy issues for 2022—we are focusing this week on mental and behavioral health as well as supporting the public health workforce.

Deciphering COVID-19 Clinical Trial Information for the Public Health Community

Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Communication,
COVID Testing and Screening,
Population Health and Prevention,
Preparedness,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Pandemics,
Blog,
Tina Dortch

As communities around the country continue to navigate the complexities of COVID-19 management and prevention this fall, reliable resources are needed for connecting public health leaders with the latest information on treatment. HHS's ...

Interagency Collaboration to Improve Business Processes in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Territories and Freely Associated States,
Population Health and Prevention,
Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Virgin Islands,
Blog,
Kristin Sullivan,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Business Process Improvement

A groundbreaking “all-of-government” approach is getting underway in the U.S. Virgin Islands to more efficiently manage and expend federal grant funding for social determinants of health and overall population health improvement. The ...

The Youth Mental Health Crisis: States Invest in Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Strategies

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Mental Health,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
ACEs,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Oregon,
Texas,
Rhode Island,
Oklahoma,
Illinois,
Washington,
Maggie Davis,
Robin Matthies,
Health Equity,
Disability Inclusion,
Evidence or Fact-Based Measures,
Data Modernization,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
LGBTQ+,
Social Determinants of Health,
At-Risk Populations

Following disruptions to daily life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency departments saw an increase of mental health-related visits. A June 2021 study showed a significant increase of mental health-related visits among ...

Building a Culture of Care: Leadership in Public Health Agencies

Blog,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Capacity,
COVID Recovery,
COVID Resilience,
COVID and Workforce,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Leadership Development,
Public Health Workforce,
Chris Taylor

Building a Culture of Care: Leadership in Public Health Agencies astho, association of state and territorial health officials, association of state and territorial health officials astho, state health official, public health official, ...

Harm Reduction Policies Can Prevent Overdose Fatalities

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Oklahoma,
Alabama,
Connecticut,
Georgia,
Louisiana,
Minnesota,
Nevada,
New Mexico,
Tennessee,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Arkansas,
Delaware,
Illinois,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Missouri,
Rhode Island,
Washington,
New York,
California,
Vermont,
JoAnne McClure

Adopting a public health approach to substance use by implementing harm reduction policies across all levels of government can help communities address the overdose crisis. This post analyzes e

Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Youth

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Health Equity,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Mental Health,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Series,
Public Health Transformation,
Youth Mental Health

In October 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Children’s Hospital Association declared a joint national state of emergency in children’s mental health. The declaration stated ...

Public Health’s Use of Digital Tools During COVID-19

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Community Health Workers,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Communication,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,
COVID Preparedness,
COVID and Workforce,
Health Equity,
Elimination of Disparities,
Race and Public Health,
Series,
Public Health Transformation

In an effort to bolster COVID-19 response efforts, state and territorial health agencies looked to update or implement new digital tools and technologies. In response, ASTHO developed a COVID-19 Technology & Digital Tools Inventory to ...

Health Agency Innovations in Financing Maternal Mental Health

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Healthcare Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Funding,
Arkansas,
Colorado,
Maine,
North Carolina,
North Dakota

The high rates and cost of maternal mental health disorders coupled with near-universal Medicaid coverage during pregnancy creates enormous potential for innovations in payment and coverage structures to improve maternal mental health, ...

Successes from the Suicide and Opioid Overdose Prevention Public Health Initiative

Brief,
Partnership,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Suicide Prevention,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Colorado,
Maine,
Success Story,
Youth Mental Health

This brief analyzes the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to participation in the Suicide and Opioid Overdose Prevention Public Health Initiative.

Supporting Breastfeeding and Maternal Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Special Populations,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Nevada,
Texas,
Washington,
Infant and Child Health

This ASTHOBrief discusses how breastfeeding acts as a protective factor for maternal mental health, negative impacts of COVID-19 on breastfeeding and maternal mental health, state actions to improve maternal mental healthcare and lactation ...

Using Medicaid Datasets to Measure Tobacco Use: A Review

Brief,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
Healthcare Access,
Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,
California,
Indiana,
Washington,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Medicaid Data and Analysis

Tobacco use causes 480,000 premature deaths each year, making it the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. In collaboration with CDC, ASTHO is leading an effort to explore how states can use Medicaid data to quantify ...

10 Essential Questions for Disability Inclusion in Health Agencies

Brief,
Infographic,
Health Equity,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
Elimination of Disparities,
Accreditation,
Disability Inclusion

This infographic serves as a tool to foster conversations in health agencies around planning programs, policies, and activities to better serve individuals with disabilities. Available in English and Spanish.