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States Serving Up Healthy Eating Policies  open_in_new

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States have identified different strategies to implement healthy eating approaches and reduce obesity at the school and community levels, as well as through food labeling at grocery stores and food markets.

Approaching Summer, States Ramping Up Water Protections  open_in_new

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As the weather warms, state and territorial health agencies prepare to address a rise in public health risks associated with recreational water activities, such as water-related injury, drowning, waterborne disease outbreaks, and exposure ...

How States are Handling School Vaccination Requirements in a Pandemic  open_in_new

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Ohio,

Conditioning school attendance on student vaccinations is an evidence-based way of maintaining and increasing vaccine coverage. State law establishes school vaccination requirements which apply not only to public schools but often to ...

Ending America's Maternal Mortality Crisis  open_in_new

Each year, nearly 700 women in the United States die from complications related to pregnancy or delivery. Three in five of these deaths can be prevented, but it involves a collaborative approach, including consistent care and cross-sector ...

How the Emergence of Xylazine Impacts Overdose Prevention Policy  open_in_new

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Utah,
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How the Emergence of Xylazine Impacts Overdose Prevention Policy overdose prevention policy, overdose crisis, fatal overdoses, emergence of xylazine, illicit drug supply, toxicological testing, withdrawal symptoms, xylazine test strips, ...

States Can Lead on Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change  open_in_new

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Earth Day is a natural time to examine current and future climate change policies that impact human health, including clean air, safe drinking water, access to food, and secure shelter.

As Families Seek More Work / Life Balance, States Consider Leave Policies  open_in_new

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An ASTHO blog article on leave policies to support better work/life balance.

Reproductive Health Services Expanded During Pandemic but Inequities Persist  open_in_new

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When the COVID-19 pandemic began the need for greater access to virtual reproductive health care services increased dramatically. Telehealth increased access to providers, eased workflows and infection protection for clinical staff, and ...

Climate Change and Environmental Justice: A Snapshot of Jurisdiction Activities  open_in_new

Utah,

This report is on the overlap of climate change and environmental justice.

States Seek to Increase HPV Vaccine Coverage Through School Immunization Requirements  open_in_new

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STIs,

Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is a common virus that can lead to certain types of cancer later in life. Because of this, some policymakers are working to include the HPV vaccine in school entry immunization requirements to boost ...