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Harm Reduction Policies Can Prevent Overdose Fatalities

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Health Policy Update,
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State Health Policy,
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JoAnne McClure

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

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,
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Health Equity,
Tribal Health,
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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 ...

More States Consider Restricting Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Population Health and Prevention,
Social and Behavioral Health,
Tobacco Control,
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Maggie Davis

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. ...

Addressing Privacy Concerns of Using Mental Healthcare via Telehealth

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Population Health and Prevention,
Healthcare Access,
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Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,
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Evan Han,
Maggie Davis

In an effort to help meet demand, some states and territories have joined interjurisdictional licensing compacts that allow a mental healthcare provider licensed in one state to provide care in another state—without needing to gain ...

Isolation, Quarantine, and Public Health Authority Beyond the Pandemic

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Maggie Davis,
Shalini Nair

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 ...

State Actions on COVID-19 Vaccine Verification

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Andy Baker-White,
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Michigan,
Ohio

As the number of COVID-19 vaccinations grows, some states are looking at their vaccination rates to determine when to loosen measures that mitigate the spread of COVID-19, such as venue capacity limits, business closure times, and masking ...

How States Are Addressing the Public Health Crisis of Racism

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Health Policy Update,
Health Equity,
Race and Public Health,
Social Determinants of Health,
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Adrianna Evans

An increasing body of research finds racism can have a significant impact across one’s lifespan. Research shows that persistent exposure to racial discrimination may result in premature aging, poor health outcomes, and increased prevalence ...

State Policy Can Reduce Systemic Racism in Public Health

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Operationalizing Equity

In 2020 and early 2021, state policymakers took action to raise awareness of the impacts of racism on health outcomes, to reverse the damage of racist polices, and to implement policy changes to ensure that future policies are enacted with ...