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Telehealth and Licensure Policies Improving Health Care Access for Rural Communities  open_in_new

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Recent legislation at both the state and federal levels has significantly affected the ability of health care providers to serve patients virtually and across state lines.

Changes to School Nutrition Programs Helping Curb Pandemic-Related Impacts  open_in_new

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The National School Lunch Program, a federally-assisted meal program run by USDA, has provided millions of children with nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunches each school day.

Summary of FY24 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill  open_in_new

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Congress released FY24 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.

ASTHO's Letter to the Biden Administration on Menthol Rule, January 2024  open_in_new

In January 2024, ASTHO sent a letter to President Biden asking for the administration's support in adopting and implementing a federal rule to prohibit the sale of menthol flavored combustible cigarettes.

Sustaining DMI: A State Health Official’s Guide to Enhanced Funding  open_in_new

Sustaining DMI: A State Health Official’s Guide to Enhanced Funding Sustainable financing strategies for state health officials to support data modernization and Medicaid. What is the relationship between a state’s Medicaid program and its ...

States Consider Role of COVID-19 Vaccination for School Enrollment  open_in_new

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Iowa,
Ohio,
Utah,

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 ...

State Actions on COVID-19 Vaccine Verification  open_in_new

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Iowa,

As the number of COVID-19 vaccinations grows, some states are looking at their vaccination rates to determine when to loosen measures that mitigate the spread of COVID-19, such as venue capacity limits, business closure times, and masking ...

Modernizing State HIV Laws: Legislation to Prevent and Decriminalize HIV  open_in_new

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STIs,
HIV,

Though we’ve made progress on the number of HIV cases in the U.S, tens of thousands of Americans are diagnosed with HIV each year—a disproportionate number being people of color. In 2019, the federal government launched the Ending the HIV ...

State Actions on COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements and Verification  open_in_new

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As the COVID-19 Delta variant surges across the country, public and private employers have started instituting COVID-19 vaccination, testing, and masking protocols for their employees. On July 29, 2021 the White House announced that all ...

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: State Considerations for 2021  open_in_new

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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) has become more prevalent in the United States, with the hospitalization rate increasing from 2.9 to 7.3 hospitalizations per 1,000 newborn births between 2009 and 2017. NAS occurs in newborns who ...

States’ Food, Housing, and Transportation Initiatives Aim to Reduce Health Disparities  open_in_new

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Considerable evidence supports the connection between housing, food security, transportation and health outcomes, so states are implementing policies to build healthy environments that ensure equitable opportunity for wellness.

Measles Outbreaks and School Exclusions: Public Health’s Authority to Protect Children and Stop the Spread of Disease  open_in_new

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States can use strategies like school vaccination requirements to help combat the spread of communicable diseases that have robust availability of a highly effective vaccine, such as measles.