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Updated Rundown of State and Territorial COVID-19 Mask Requirements

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Health Policy Update,

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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, ...

Addressing Privacy Concerns of Using Mental Healthcare via Telehealth

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Health Policy Update,

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State Health Policy,

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Population Health and Prevention,

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New Hampshire,

New York,

North Carolina,

Northern Mariana Islands,

Ohio,

Oklahoma,

Rhode Island,

South Carolina,

Tennessee,

Utah,

Virginia,

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 ...

Health Equity Policy Toolkit

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Northern Mariana Islands,

Palau,

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Vermont,

Virgin Islands,

Washington,

Washington, D.C.,

Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge,

ASTHO Communications

This toolkit is designed to support public health leaders in leveraging the policy development process to achieve health equity in their jurisdiction.

ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Maintaining Public Health’s Legal Authority to Prevent Disease Spread

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West Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Andy Baker-White,

Leadership and Workforce Development,

Leadership Development

States and territories have broad powers to protect public health and safety, including powers to prevent and control the spread of communicable disease typically exercised by state and territorial health departments. This authority is an ...

The Legal Framework for Administering COVID-19 Vaccines

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Maggie Davis,

Delaware,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Maryland,

Minnesota,

Missouri,

New Hampshire,

Oregon

Anticipating a rapid deployment of COVID-19 vaccines as they are authorized, the CDC developed COVID-19 Vaccination Program Operational Guidance in collaboration with state and local jurisdictions to outline how each jurisdiction will make ...

2023 Legislative Session Update: Part Two

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Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration,

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California,

Connecticut,

Indiana,

Iowa,

Maine,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Missouri,

Montana,

New Jersey,

New York,

Oklahoma,

Rhode Island,

Texas,

Vermont,

Washington,

Maggie Davis,

Andy Baker-White,

Lillian Colasurdo,

Lana McKinney

A mid-session legislative update on five of ASTHO's top 10 public health state policy issues to watch in 2023: data privacy and modernization, reproductive health, health equity, strengthening public health agencies, and immunization.

Handle with Care: State Newborn Screening Policies

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Health Policy Update,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Infant and Child Health,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

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Arkansas,

California,

Connecticut,

Louisiana,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Montana,

New Hampshire,

New Jersey,

New York,

Pennsylvania,

Texas,

Utah,

Wisconsin,

Christina Severin,

Lauren Jones

In the U.S., jurisdictions vary in their newborn screening practices and requirements related to the scope of testing, approach to parental consent, options for blood sample destruction, sample retention periods, and permissible uses of ...