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Updated Rundown of State and Territorial COVID-19 Mask Requirements

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Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Community Mitigation,

COVID and Law/Policy,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Territorial Health Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

Public Health Law,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Alabama,

Arkansas,

California,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Delaware,

Washington, D.C.,

Guam,

Hawaii,

Illinois,

Indiana,

Kansas,

Kentucky,

Louisiana,

Maine,

Maryland,

Massachusetts,

Michigan,

Minnesota,

Mississippi,

Montana,

Nevada,

New Hampshire,

New Jersey,

New Mexico,

New York,

North Carolina,

Ohio,

Oregon,

Pennsylvania,

Puerto Rico,

Rhode Island,

Texas,

Vermont,

Virgin Islands,

Virginia,

Washington,

West Virginia,

Wisconsin,

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, ...

Environmental Health Innovations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Brief,

Environmental Health,

Food and Water Safety,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Health Equity,

Rural Health,

Alaska,

Hawaii,

Mississippi,

Missouri,

South Carolina,

Virginia,

Series,

Public Health Transformation

In 2021, ASTHO convened state environmental health directors and directors of public health preparedness to discuss innovations developed during the COVID-19 pandemic such as virtual inspections. This ASTHOBrief explores how state health ...

Health Policy Tackles Joint Challenges of Pandemic and Natural Disaster Preparedness

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Health Policy Update,

Preparedness,

Environmental Health,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID Preparedness,

Natural Disasters,

Policy,

Federal Government Affairs,

State Health Policy,

Public Health Law,

Pandemics,

Adrianna Evans,

California,

Hawaii,

New Jersey,

Texas,

Washington,

Virginia,

Massachusetts

Each September marks National Preparedness Month. This year, public health emergency preparedness professionals look back on 20 years since the 9/11 attacks—the event that effectively launched the preparedness field—while actively ...

COVID-19 and Beyond: Improving Youth Mental Health Outcomes and Disparities

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Mental Health,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,

Blog,

Health Policy Update,

Population Health and Prevention,

Social and Behavioral Health,

Mental Health,

Suicide Prevention,

Health Equity,

Social Determinants of Health,

At-Risk Populations,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Ioana Ungureanu,

Communications,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

LGBTQ+,

Race and Public Health,

Healthcare Access,

Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships,

Arkansas,

Georgia,

Hawaii,

Indiana,

Nevada,

New Jersey,

New York,

Oklahoma,

Utah,

Washington,

Policy,

State Health Policy

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted both the physical and mental health well-being of youth. Disruptions in both their home and school life have put youth at risk for poor mental health outcomes that include increased anxiety, depression, ...

Using Lessons from the COVID-19 Response to Inform Telehealth Activities

Brief,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

Population Health and Prevention,

Healthcare Access,

Health Equity,

Immunization,

COVID and Telehealth,

Telehealth,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Public Health Infrastructure and Systems Improvement,

Colorado,

Connecticut,

Hawaii,

Kentucky,

Nevada,

Series,

Public Health Transformation

Health providers have widely used telehealth to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection and to improve access to healthcare services thanks in large part to policy changes and regulations. This brief explores how state and territorial ...

How States are Handling School Vaccination Requirements in a Pandemic

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Health Policy Update,

Infectious Disease,

COVID-19,

COVID and Special Populations,

COVID and Law/Policy,

COVID Vaccine,

Immunization,

Policy,

State Health Policy,

Influenza,

Preparedness,

Pandemics,

Connecticut,

Washington, D.C.,

Hawaii,

Massachusetts,

New Jersey,

North Carolina,

Ohio,

Pennsylvania,

Rhode Island,

Virginia,

Andy Baker-White,

Education,

Maine,

Illinois,

Population Health and Prevention,

Women, Infant, and Family Health,

Infant and Child Health

Conditioning school attendance on student vaccinations is an evidence-based way of maintaining and increasing vaccine coverage. State law establishes school vaccination requirements which apply not only to public schools but often to ...