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Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Public Health in the Courts

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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.

States’ Growing Efforts to Eliminate PFAS

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Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Maryland,

Vermont,

New Hampshire,

Rhode Island,

California,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Maine,

Beth Giambrone

Learn how federal and state policies are lessening the presence and negative health effects of PFAS in water and consumer products.

Preparedness Policy Highlights for Trending Public Health Threats

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Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Preparedness,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Mental Health,

Environmental Health,

Natural Disasters,

California,

Connecticut,

Hawaii,

Iowa,

Maine,

Massachusetts,

Minnesota,

New Jersey,

New York,

Oregon,

Texas,

Vermont,

Virginia,

Washington,

Adrianna Evans

While communities transition from emergency response to long-term monitoring and recovery, the federal government and states are taking legislative action to improve emergency preparedness capabilities.

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

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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 ...

State Legislation Encourages Healthy Food Choices

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Health Policy Update,

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State Health Policy,

California,

Colorado,

Delaware,

Hawaii,

Maine,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

New Jersey,

Pennsylvania,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

Population Health and Prevention,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement

Policymakers all over the country have used legislation about farmers markets and sugar-sweetened beverages to help curb many of the negative impacts of food environments.

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

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Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

California,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Maine,

Maryland,

Nevada,

New Hampshire,

Beth Giambrone

Each year, ASTHO notes the top public health policy issues to watch in the upcoming year. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances are synthetic chemicals that can migrate into soil, water, and air during production and use, and can accumulate ...

ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part One

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Data Modernization,

Arizona,

Policy,

Health Policy Update,

State Health Policy,

Health Equity,

Environmental Health,

New Hampshire,

Oklahoma,

Maine,

Florida,

Colorado,

Tennessee,

Virginia,

Wisconsin,

California,

New Jersey,

Missouri,

Maryland,

New York,

Georgia,

Delaware,

New Mexico,

Hawaii,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Overdose Prevention,

STIs,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Infant and Child Health,

Lillian Colasurdo,

Maggie Davis,

Lana McKinney,

JoAnne McClure

ASTHO’s 2024 Legislative Session Update: Part One legislative session, state policy, data collection, domestic violence, health information exchange, data privacy, substance misuse, overdose prevention, sexually transmitted infections, ...