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Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2021

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Influenza,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

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Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

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Public Health Law,

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Andy Baker-White,

Beth Giambrone,

Maggie Davis,

Environmental Health,

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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 ...

Promoting Health Equity Through State Orders for COVID-19 Testing

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At-Risk Populations,

Kentucky,

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North Carolina,

Vermont,

Andy Baker-White,

Emergency Powers

In order to contain and mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread, rapid testing is key. Rampant and efficient testing determines who has the virus and who may be at risk of transmitting it, and allows for effective management of ...

State Public Health Authorities Face COVID-19 Legal Challenges

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Andy Baker-White,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Minnesota,

Pennsylvania

As COVID-19 spread across the country, governors and health officials invoked their emergency powers to order physical distancing measures designed to reduce social interactions and slow the spread of the disease. Several of these ...

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

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Alabama,

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Data Modernization and Informatics,

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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 ...

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Maintaining Public Health’s Legal Authority to Prevent Disease Spread

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New York,

Ohio,

Oklahoma,

South Dakota,

Tennessee,

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Wisconsin,

Andy Baker-White,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Leadership Development

States and territories have broad powers to protect public health and safety, including powers to prevent and control the spread of communicable disease typically exercised by state and territorial health departments. This authority is an ...