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States Work to Support Rural Hospitals Despite Pandemic Challenges open_in_new

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Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Workforce,

COVID and Healthcare Systems,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Rural Health,

At-Risk Populations,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

California,

Hawaii,

Maryland,

Kentucky,

Kansas,

Oklahoma,

Utah,

Beth Giambrone,

Public Health Workforce

When rural hospitals close, it increases the distance people must travel for essential healthcare services. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and magnified the factors leading to rural hospital closures across the country. Many ...

State Legislatures Reshape Public Health Legal Authority open_in_new

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Policy,

Public Health Law,

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

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Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Health Care 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.

Domestic Holiday Travel Pandemic Restrictions and Recommendations open_in_new

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Health Policy Update,

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COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

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Tribal Health,

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South Dakota,

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Washington,

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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 ...

Update on State Legislative Sessions 2025 open_in_new

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Territorial Health Policy,

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Substance Misuse,

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Women, Infant, and Family Health,

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Oklahoma,

Pennsylvania,

Tennessee,

Connecticut,

Georgia,

Hawaii,

Maryland,

Montana,

Utah,

Michigan,

North Carolina,

Beth Giambrone

Recap the state legislative sessions in 2025 thus far, spanning maternal health, infectious disease, and other important public health issues.

Tobacco Policy Roundup: Smoking Rates Down but Youth E-Cigarette Use Rising open_in_new

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Tobacco Control,

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Rhode Island,

Utah,

Hawaii,

Washington, D.C.,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Arkansas,

Kansas,

Montana,

Tennessee,

Oklahoma,

Beth Giambrone

Good news and bad news on tobacco use: smoking rates are down but e-cigarette use continuing rapid rise among youth. Read how states are combating the problem.

Addressing Privacy Concerns of Using Mental Health Care via Telehealth open_in_new

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New York,

North Carolina,

Northern Mariana Islands,

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 health care provider licensed in one state to provide care in another state—without needing to gain ...

Opportunities for Public Health Agencies to Advance Sustainable Financing of Community Health Worker Programs open_in_new

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Community Health Workers,

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Arizona,

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North Carolina,

Pennsylvania,

South Carolina,

Utah,

Michigan,

South Dakota,

Kansas,

New Mexico,

Nevada,

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Washington,

Louisiana,

Wisconsin,

Idaho,

Connecticut,

Missouri,

New York,

Oklahoma,

Oregon,

Texas,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Funding

Opportunities for Public Health Agencies to Advance Sustainable Financing of Community Health Worker Programs Advancing Sustainable Financing of Community Health Workers Explore how health officials can play key roles as funders, ...