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As Families Seek More Work / Life Balance, States Consider Leave Policies

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

California,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Hawaii,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Minnesota,

New Jersey,

New York,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Virginia,

Washington,

Beth Giambrone,

Topics,

Work/Life Balance,

Change Level,

Organization/Agency,

Senior Leadership,

Resource Type,

Briefs/Articles

Paid family and medical leave policies are important tools for reducing health disparities, improving parent and child health, preventing COVID-19 transmission, and supporting other public health improvements. This post is a summary of ...

Youth Suicides and the Mental Health Crisis: What Congress Is Doing

Blog,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Health Equity,

Elimination of Disparities,

California,

Connecticut,

Idaho,

Louisiana,

Maryland,

New York,

Oregon,

South Dakota,

Utah,

Devon Page,

People of Public Health

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States and widely recognized as a crisis, specifically among our youth, a population in which incidences have been rapidly increasing. Fortunately, suicide prevention and mental health ...

State Policy Can Reduce Systemic Racism in Public Health

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Health Equity,

Race and Public Health,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

California,

Georgia,

Hawaii,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Minnesota,

Missouri,

Nevada,

New Mexico,

New York,

North Carolina,

Ohio,

Tennessee,

Vermont,

Washington,

Wisconsin,

Illinois,

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 ...

Reproductive Health Services Expanded During Pandemic but Inequities Persist

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Policy,

Public Health Law,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Capacity,

COVID and Telehealth,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Healthcare Access,

Telehealth,

Social and Behavioral Health,

STIs,

Alaska,

Delaware,

Georgia,

Massachusetts,

New Hampshire,

New York,

Rhode Island,

South Carolina,

Contraception Access,

Health Equity,

Series,

Public Health Transformation

When the COVID-19 pandemic began the need for greater access to virtual reproductive healthcare services increased dramatically. Telehealth increased access to providers, eased workflows and infection protection for clinical staff, and ...

Leveraging the HHS emPOWER Program to Enhance Power Outage Planning

Brief,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Natural Disasters,

Partnership,

Advocacy,

Health Equity,

At-Risk Populations,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

New York,

California,

Disability Inclusion

The emPOWER program provides federal data, mapping, and artificial intelligence tools, as well as training and resources, to help communities nationwide protect the health of at-risk Medicare beneficiaries who live independently and rely ...

Handle with Care: State Newborn Screening Policies

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Infant and Child Health,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

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 ...

States Can Lead on Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Environmental Health,

Climate and Health,

Preparedness,

Natural Disasters,

California,

Connecticut,

Hawaii,

Maryland,

Minnesota,

New Mexico,

New York,

Oregon,

Rhode Island,

Vermont,

Indiana,

New Jersey,

Texas,

Washington,

Shelbi Davis

Earth Day is a natural time to examine current and future climate change policies that impact human health, including clean air, safe drinking water, access to food, and secure shelter.