The Value of Health in All Policies
This report identifies and breaks down seven core value areas that emerge from taking a health in all policies approach to policymaking and programming.
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Harm Reduction Policies Can Prevent Overdose Fatalities
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Adopting a public health approach to substance use by implementing harm reduction policies across all levels of government can help communities address the overdose crisis. This post analyzes e
ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Public Health Workforce
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Utah,
Continuing ASTHO’s Legislative Prospectus series—which highlights the top 10 public health policy issues for 2022—we are focusing this week on mental and behavioral health as well as supporting the public health workforce.
Domestic Holiday Travel Pandemic Restrictions and Recommendations
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Guam,
Iowa,
Ohio,
Utah,
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 ...
States Reassessing Vaccine Policy and Public Health Powers
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Iowa,
Utah,
States Reassessing Vaccine Policy and Public Health Powers Shalini Nair, Andy Baker-White Review of state policies to weaken vaccine requirements and reduce public health powers. Immunization is a key pillar of public health, crucial for ...
Jurisdictions Moving Many ASTHO Essential Tobacco Control Policies Forward
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Guam,
Iowa,
Over the past several years, states and jurisdictions have continued to implement important policies to reduce tobacco and nicotine use, including increasing tobacco prices, expanding areas deemed “smoke-free,” limiting the sale of ...
State and Territorial Caregiver Wellness Policies May Reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences
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ACEs,
Guam,
People exposed to adverse childhood experiences are at risk for negative physical and/or mental health outcomes, substance use disorders, and unfavorable social outcomes in adulthood. One known risk factor for ACEs is caregiver stress, ...
Update on State Legislative Sessions 2025
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Iowa,
Utah,
Recap the state legislative sessions in 2025 thus far, spanning maternal health, infectious disease, and other important public health issues.
ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Mental Health
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Ohio,
Continuing ASTHO’s Legislative Prospectus series—which highlights the top 10 public health policy issues for 2022—this post focuses on mental and behavioral health, as well as supporting the public health workforce.
More States Consider Restricting Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products
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A pressing public health issue before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the need for public health interventions to reduce tobacco use is heightened with a strong association between tobacco use, in all forms, with severe COVID-19 outcomes. ...
Eliminating Structural Racism to Achieve Health Equity Policy Academy
The Eliminating Structural Racism to Achieve Health Equity Policy Academy fosters the development of governmental workforce policy development skills and boundary spanning leadership to advance policy, systems, and workforce changes to ...
States Using Policy to Reduce Dementia’s Disease and Fiscal Impact
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Utah,
Public health agencies are working to reduce dementia risk and to optimize the health and well-being of people living with dementia and their caregivers.
Tobacco Policy Roundup: Smoking Rates Down but Youth E-Cigarette Use Rising
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Utah,
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.
Increasing Access to Doulas will Ease the Maternal Health Crisis
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State and federal actions to expand the doula workforce and improve maternal health.
Addressing Privacy Concerns of Using Mental Health Care via Telehealth
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Ohio,
Utah,
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 ...
Leveraging State and Federal Policy to Reduce Maternal Illness and Death
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There are significant disparities in pregnancy-related outcomes in the United States. Many of these deaths considered preventable, so state and federal policy makers are taking steps to improve health outcomes for pregnant people.
States Leverage COVID-19 Relief Funding to Improve Accessibility for People Living With Disabilities
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On the 32nd anniversary of the ADA, this blog post explores state legislation around the country that supports people living with disabilities.
Courts Consider Whether State Vaccination Laws Must Include a Religious Exemption
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During the 2022 state legislative sessions, at least 20 states considered bills that would require a religious exemption to a vaccine requirement. As state legislatures continue considering vaccine protocols for COVID-19, HPV, and other ...
Isolation, Quarantine, and Public Health Authority Beyond the Pandemic
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Iowa,
Ohio,
Under the Tenth Amendment, states have the power to protect the health and welfare of their populations, including the authority to implement isolation and quarantine orders to limit the spread of disease. This post is an examination of ...
Jurisdictions Seek to Modernize Vital Records Systems
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Iowa,
State issued documents, such as birth certificates, are often required to navigate daily life. Vital records policy is a complex and evolving issue with many of the processes and procedures left to jurisdictional policy-makers.