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Changes to School Nutrition Programs Helping Curb Pandemic-Related Impacts

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Health Policy Update,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Improvement,

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID Resilience,

Infant and Child Health,

Shannon Vance

The National School Lunch Program, a federally-assisted meal program run by USDA, has provided millions of children with nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunches each school day.

Telehealth and Licensure Policies Improving Healthcare Access for Rural Communities

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Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Population Health and Prevention,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Telehealth,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Telehealth,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Indiana,

Missouri,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

New York,

Rhode Island,

South Carolina,

Vermont,

Ashley Cram,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs

Recent legislation at both the state and federal levels has significantly affected the ability of healthcare providers to serve patients virtually and across state lines.

States Consider Role of COVID-19 Vaccination for School Enrollment

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Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Education,

Health Equity,

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Andy Baker-White,

Lauren Ewing,

Maggie Davis,

Public Health Law,

Alabama,

Alaska,

Arkansas,

Iowa,

Massachusetts,

New Jersey,

New York,

Ohio,

Tennessee,

Utah,

Washington,

West Virginia,

Wisconsin,

Infant and Child Health

This week might have marked the beginning of summer, but many policymakers and health officials have their eye on the upcoming school year and what that might mean in terms of getting students vaccinated against COVID-19. According to a ...

Courts Considering Challenges to States Blocking School Mask Requirements

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Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

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Maggie Davis,

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Iowa,

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Tennessee,

Texas,

Florida,

Arkansas,

Arizona,

Oklahoma,

Disability Inclusion,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Infant and Child Health

Recent state laws and governor emergency orders prohibiting universal school mask protocols are complicating the implementation of CDC’s evidence-based guidance for COVID-19 mitigation measures for in-person school. Ten states have enacted ...

Long COVID Causes Health Policy Shifts Across States

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Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Recovery,

COVID Resilience,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID Testing and Screening,

COVID and Mental Health,

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Federal Government Affairs,

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Pandemics,

Public Health Law,

State Health Policy,

California,

Florida,

Massachusetts,

New Jersey,

Puerto Rico,

Emely Sanchez,

COVID and Special Populations

Data reveals that nearly one third of COVID-19 patients experience one or more post-COVID conditions that linger for weeks or months after infection. The cause, duration, and potential treatments for these conditions are still being ...

The Importance of Collecting Data on Pregnant Women and Infants During Public Health Emergencies

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Healthcare Access,

Primary Care and Public Health,

Blog,

Karen Remley,

Women, Infant, Family Health Data Integration

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted pregnant people and infants more severely than some other populations. As such, it is important to pay special attention to this vulnerable group.

From the Chief Medical Officer: What Needs to Change to Achieve Better Health Equity Metrics

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People of Public Health,

Series,

Chief Medical Officer Series,

Health Equity,

Operationalizing Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

COVID and Special Populations,

Data Modernization and Informatics,

Data Modernization,

Marcus Plescia

We can prepare for the future of health equity and data by ensuring the equitable collection of data and building systems that are flexible enough to account for forward progress.

Some Early Childhood Development Programs Stalled, Others Flourished During Pandemic

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Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Healthcare Access,

Breastfeeding and Early Life Nutrition Support,

Early Brain Development,

Telehealth,

Health Equity,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

Infant and Child Health,

Paris Harper-Hardy

ASTHO interviewed two state health agencies (SHAs), two nonprofit partners, and one university partner that were heavily invested in state early childhood development policy about how their programs fared during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vaccinating Children: The Final Step

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Vaccine,

COVID and Special Populations,

Immunization,

Vaccine Distribution,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Partnership,

Blog,

Claire Hannan,

Marcus Plescia,

Infant and Child Health

As we anticipate the likely approval of COVID-19 vaccination for children, our nation faces the final step to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control. If approved for children ages 5-11, the COVID-19 vaccine will dramatically improve our ...

Strategies for Vaccinating People Who Are Homebased

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Infectious Disease,

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Emerging Infectious Diseases,

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Vaccine Hesitancy,

Delaware,

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Embedded

According to the federal government, a homebased individual is someone who requires the help of another person or supportive device to leave the home, someone who is advised against leaving the home by a physician, and/or someone for whom ...