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State Legislatures Reshape Public Health Legal Authority

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Policy,
Public Health Law,
Health Policy Update,
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Infectious Disease,
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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.

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Public Health Workforce

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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.

Domestic Holiday Travel Pandemic Restrictions and Recommendations

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Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Preparedness,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
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Emergency Powers,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Territories and Freely Associated States,
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Alaska,
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Arizona,
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Washington, D.C.,
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Idaho,
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Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
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Massachusetts,
Michigan,
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Mississippi,
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Nebraska,
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Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Palau,
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South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Utah,
Vermont,
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Wisconsin,
Wyoming,
Maggie Davis

The 2020 holiday season is coinciding with a nationwide surge of COVID-19 cases. With great concern that holiday travel to see loved ones may exacerbate community spread of the virus, many states are increasing public health measures ...

Addressing Privacy Concerns of Using Mental Healthcare via Telehealth

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Health Policy Update,
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State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
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Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Alabama,
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Idaho,
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North Carolina,
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Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Utah,
Virginia,
Evan Han,
Maggie Davis

In an effort to help meet demand, some states and territories have joined interjurisdictional licensing compacts that allow a mental healthcare provider licensed in one state to provide care in another state—without needing to gain ...

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

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Mississippi,
Ohio,
Utah,
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Andy Baker-White,
Maggie Davis,
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Women, Infant, and Family Health,
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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 ...

2022 Legislative Session Update: Part One

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
State Health Policy,
Leadership Development,
Public Health Workforce,
Indiana,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Nebraska,
New York,
Utah,
Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Andy Baker-White,
Lana McKinney,
Maggie Davis

The ASTHO State Health Policy team provides brief updates on 5 of the ten state health policy issues to watch in 2022: public health authority, immunization, data privacy and modernization, public health workforce, and health equity.

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 ...

Shifting Legal Landscape of Public Health and Places of Worship

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Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
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State Health Policy,
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Emergency Powers,
Arizona,
California,
Colorado,
Florida,
Indiana,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Utah,
Maggie Davis

Reconciling the tension between public health and civil liberties is one of the most significant challenges of public health law and ethics. The Supreme Court of the United States historically upheld state authority to enact and enforce ...

States Consider Role of COVID-19 Vaccination for School Enrollment

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Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Education,
Health Equity,
Preparedness,
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Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Andy Baker-White,
Lauren Ewing,
Maggie Davis,
Public Health Law,
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arkansas,
Iowa,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
New York,
Ohio,
Tennessee,
Utah,
Washington,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Infant and Child Health

This week might have marked the beginning of summer, but many policymakers and health officials have their eye on the upcoming school year and what that might mean in terms of getting students vaccinated against COVID-19. According to a ...

2023 Legislative Session Update: Part One

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Mental Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Tobacco Control,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Florida,
Guam,
Hawaii,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kentucky,
Mississippi,
New Mexico,
New York,
Oklahoma,
South Dakota,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virginia,
West Virginia,
Beth Giambrone,
Christina Severin,
Parker Beene,
Maggie Davis

A mid-session legislative update on five of ASTHO's top 10 public health state policy issues to watch in 2023: tobacco, HIV, mental health, PFAS, and opioids.