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Updated Rundown of State and Territorial COVID-19 Mask Requirements

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Alabama,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Washington, D.C.,
Guam,
Hawaii,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
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Maryland,
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Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Puerto Rico,
Rhode Island,
Texas,
Vermont,
Virgin Islands,
Virginia,
Washington,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Andy Baker-White

Several states and territories, as well as many local governments, are going beyond recommendations and requiring individuals to wear face coverings when they are in public settings and spaces (i.e. grocery stores, retail stores, ...

Domestic Holiday Travel Pandemic Restrictions and Recommendations

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Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Community Mitigation,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID Preparedness,
Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
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Wisconsin,
Wyoming,
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 ...

State Legislative Activity Supports Federal Evidence-Based HIV Prevention Initiative

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Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Substance Misuse,
Opioids,
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Policy,
State Health Policy,
Rachel Scheckman,
LGBTQ+,
Evidence or Fact-Based Measures,
Syndemic-Related Infections

Across the nation, public health agencies have mounted herculean efforts to stem the COVID-19 pandemic while addressing a pre-existing HIV epidemic and an opioid crisis that is serving as a source for many new HIV outbreaks. Tackling these ...

Expanding Pharmacist-Prescribed HIV PrEP

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Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
HIV,
Healthcare Access,
Infectious Disease,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
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Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Illinois,
Maryland,
Maine,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
Nevada,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
Oregon,
Rhode Island,
Utah,
Virginia,
Rachel Scheckman

PrEP is a powerful tool to reduce new HIV infections; expanding access to PrEP is a priority within the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative. One way to increase access to PrEP is by allowing pharmacists to prescribe and ...

State/Territorial Policy Considerations for Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences

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Policy,
State Health Policy,
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Women, Infant, and Family Health,
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Social Determinants of Health,
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Washington, D.C.,
Youth Mental Health

ASTHO staff identified a range of evidence-supported policies considered by state legislatures that could prevent ACEs. This report synthesizes these research and policy proposals and is intended for public health practitioners and ...

How States are Handling School Vaccination Requirements in a Pandemic

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Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Special Populations,
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COVID Vaccine,
Immunization,
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Connecticut,
Washington, D.C.,
Hawaii,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Virginia,
Andy Baker-White,
Education,
Maine,
Illinois,
Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health

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 ...

States Seek to Increase HPV Vaccine Coverage Through School Immunization Requirements

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
STIs,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
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Arkansas,
Connecticut,
Florida,
Hawaii,
Illinois,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
New York,
North Carolina,
Rhode Island,
Virginia,
Washington, D.C.,
Nathaniel Smith

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 ...

Utilizing Doula Care to Support Substance Use Disorder in the Postpartum Period

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Population Health and Prevention,
Women, Infant, and Family Health,
Infant and Child Health,
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,
Risk-Appropriate Care,
Women, Infant, Family Health Mental Health,
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Florida,
Illinois,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Nebraska,
North Dakota,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Virginia,
Maria Gabriela Ruiz,
Ramya Dronamraju

Support from postpartum doulas can can increase parental self-efficacy and adherence to treatment for those experiencing SUD, leading to lower rates of postpartum depression and, subsequently, improved health outcomes.