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Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2021

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Influenza,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Tobacco Control,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Overdose Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Public Health Law,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Health Equity,
Rural Health,
Healthcare Access,
Andy Baker-White,
Beth Giambrone,
Maggie Davis,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
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 help navigate the new legislative ...

Public Health Confronts the Mosquito: Developing Sustainable State and Local Mosquito Control Programs

Report,
Environmental Health,
Vector-Borne Disease,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Grants and Contracts Management,
Communications

Given the emergence of mosquito-borne viruses such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika in the United States and U.S. territories, this, the second edition of this report, provides guidance to assist local, state, and territorial mosquito ...

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Public Health in the Courts

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Pandemics,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Vaccine,
Immunization,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Injury and Violence Prevention,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
Environmental Health,
Climate and Health,
California,
Connecticut,
Hawaii,
Maine,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Montana,
New York,
North Carolina,
Pennsylvania,
Texas,
West Virginia,
Firearm Injury and Violence Prevention,
Christina Severin

There are a number of court cases playing out across the country that could affect the options state and territorial health officials have to limit the spread of disease and promote health and well-being.

Digging Deeper Into Legionnaires' Disease Guidance Needs for States and Territorial Health Agencies

Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Health Equity,
Social Determinants of Health,
Communications,
Informatics and Surveillance,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Report,
Tennessee

This report shares results and key takeaways from interviews on topics including the overall structure of Legionnaires’ disease programs, diagnosis and clinical testing protocols, and risk communication.

Prepping for Dual Disasters of COVID and Extreme Weather Events

Blog,
Environmental Health,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Preparedness,
COVID Preparedness,
Natural Disasters,
Pandemics,
Emergency Powers,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Accreditation,
Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
Florida,
Puerto Rico,
Texas,
Virgin Islands,
Gerrit T. Bakker

2020 has been a year of unprecedented events, and the past few months have already shown that they do not exist in a vacuum. While the country continues to respond and cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, many extreme weather events have ...

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
Vaccine Hesitancy,
COVID-19,
COVID and Special Populations,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Tobacco Control,
Environmental Health,
Food and Water Safety,
PFAS,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Mental Health,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Rural Health,
Alabama,
California,
Colorado,
Florida,
Hawaii,
Indiana,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
New Hampshire,
New York,
West Virginia,
Andy Baker-White,
Data Modernization and Informatics,
Education

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century, as well as some of the most powerful and cost-effective tools to prevent disease, disparities, disability, and death among children and adults. The COVID-19 ...

Lessons on State Resilience and Vulnerability to Complex Disasters

Report,
Leadership and Workforce Development,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Resilience,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Natural Disasters,
Environmental Health,
California,
Iowa,
Maine,
Texas,
Virginia,
Partnership

This report highlights lessons learned about how to remain resilient in the face of complex disasters and environmental events, following two listening sessions hosted by ASTHO and the Environmental Council of the States.