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2022 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

Mental Health,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Infectious Disease,

West Virginia,

Wyoming,

New Jersey,

California,

Washington, D.C.,

New York,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Hawaii,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Rhode Island,

Minnesota,

Washington,

Maryland,

Parker Beene,

Maggie Davis,

Beth Giambrone

The ASTHO State Health Policy team provides brief updates on 5 of the ten state health policy issues to watch in 2022: mental and behavioral health, rural health, e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products, HIV and PFAS.

Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2021

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Vaccine Hesitancy,

Influenza,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Tobacco Control,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Risk-Appropriate Care,

Public Health Law,

Preparedness,

Emergency Powers,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Healthcare Access,

Andy Baker-White,

Beth Giambrone,

Maggie Davis,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

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 ...

What ASTHO Expects from the Incoming Biden Administration

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

COVID and Funding,

COVID Testing and Screening,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Contact Tracing/Disease Intervention,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Population Health and Prevention

As the country prepares for the inauguration of President-Elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Wednesday, the incoming administration has highlighted several priorities over the next four years. This post is a summary of priorities that are ...

Public Health Highlights of President’s FY22 Budget Proposal

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Funding,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Funding,

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Overdose Prevention,

Preparedness,

Jeffrey O. Ekoma,

Data Modernization,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Injury and Violence Prevention,

Pandemics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Grants and Contracts Management,

Public Health Workforce

In May 2021, President Biden released full details of the fiscal year 2022 budget. Overall, the budget request combines President Biden's American Jobs Plan, his American Families Plan, and funding priorities for the Pentagon and ...

Proposed Vaccination Laws to Watch in the New Year

Blog,

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 ...

Top Nine Public Health Highlights of 2019

Blog,

People of Public Health,

Advocacy,

Washington Week,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

HIV,

Substance Misuse,

Opioids,

Tobacco Control,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Members,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Territorial Health Policy,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Infectious Disease,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Funding,

Michael Fraser,

Nathaniel Smith,

John Wiesman,

Ngozi Ezike,

Joneigh Khaldun,

Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson,

Lee Norman,

Monica Bharel,

Renee Coleman Mitchell,

Esther L. Muña,

Linda Denourcey,

Karyl Thomas Rattay

ASTHO CEO Michael Fraser looks back on nine of the top public health highlights in 2019.

Health Policy Tackles Joint Challenges of Pandemic and Natural Disaster Preparedness

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Preparedness,

Environmental Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Preparedness,

Natural Disasters,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Pandemics,

Adrianna Evans,

California,

Hawaii,

New Jersey,

Texas,

Washington,

Virginia,

Massachusetts

Each September marks National Preparedness Month. This year, public health emergency preparedness professionals look back on 20 years since the 9/11 attacks—the event that effectively launched the preparedness field—while actively ...

Jurisdictions Using Policy to Address Unique Island Area Health Challenges

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Food and Water Safety,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

Social Determinants of Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Preparedness,

Natural Disasters,

Federal Government Affairs,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

American Samoa,

Federated States of Micronesia,

Guam,

Marshall Islands,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Puerto Rico,

Virgin Islands,

Beth Giambrone,

Parker Beene

ASTHO has several members from the territories and Freely Associated States—jurisdictions with unique challenges, and do not fall under the category of a state or federal district. This post is a brief look at some of the public health ...

Insular Areas Consider Variety of Public Health Related Legislation

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Territories and Freely Associated States,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Community Health Workers,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Primary Care and Public Health,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

PFAS,

Guam,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Virgin Islands,

Palau,

Marshall Islands,

American Samoa,

Puerto Rico,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Tobacco Control,

Andy Baker-White,

Beth Giambrone,

Emely Sanchez,

Partnership,

Advocacy,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities

Each year, ASTHO tracks and analyzes key legislation that impacts public health, and highlights the emerging trends for our members. While the bulk of the tracked legislation arises in state legislatures, ASTHO also follows legislation ...

Youth Sports as a Protective Factor to Promote Resiliency

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Education,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Preparedness,

Maryland,

California,

Illinois,

Minnesota,

Massachusetts,

Caitlin Langhorne Griffith,

Jes Lyons,

Kelsey Donnellan,

Talyah Sands,

Victoria Pless,

Texas,

Washington,

Environmental Health,

LGBTQ+,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Early Brain Development,

Health Equity,

Disability Inclusion,

Elimination of Disparities,

Infant and Child Health

Every year in mid-July is National Youth Sports Week—in 2021 it falls on July 19-23. It’s an important health observance because youth sports create strong connections with peers and caring adults, as well as promote socio-emotional skills ...

Examining the Americans With Disabilities Act in Emergency Responses

Preparedness,

Health Equity,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Population Health and Prevention,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

At-Risk Populations,

Social Determinants of Health,

Pandemics,

Natural Disasters,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

California,

Nevada,

Virginia,

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Adrianna Evans,

Disability Inclusion,

State Health Policy,

Race and Public Health,

Partnership

On Dec. 3, the International Day of People with Disabilities commemorates disability rights and brings awareness to essential issues for those with disabilities by promoting the “well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of ...