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Domestic Holiday Travel Pandemic Restrictions and Recommendations

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Health Policy Update,
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COVID and Community Mitigation,
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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 ...

Embedded: One Year Review of Disability and Preparedness Specialists Project

Blog,
People of Public Health,
Preparedness,
Health Equity,
Population Health and Prevention,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
Pandemics,
Alabama,
Missouri,
South Dakota,
Adrianna Evans,
Disability Inclusion,
Series,
Embedded

On Dec. 3, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, ASTHO is commemorating nearly 12 months of supporting disability and preparedness specialists in state and territorial health agencies. Throughout 2021, ASTHO embedded 20 full-time ...

Legal Considerations for Scaling Monkeypox Vaccination Efforts

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
State Health Policy,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Vaccine Distribution,
COVID-19,
Alabama,
Alaska,
Idaho,
Oregon,
South Dakota,
Washington, D.C.,
Maggie Davis,
Emergency Powers,
LGBTQ+,
Emerging Infectious Diseases,
Maine

Public health officials from all levels of government are working to respond to the existing outbreak of monkeypox, while preparing for the potential of more widespread transmission.

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

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID and Law/Policy,
Preparedness,
Public Health Law,
Emergency Powers,
Arkansas,
Georgia,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Maine,
Maryland,
Minnesota,
New Hampshire,
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New York,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Virginia,
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 ...