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Promoting Health Equity Through State Orders for COVID-19 Testing

Blog,
Health Policy Update,
Infectious Disease,
COVID-19,
COVID Vaccine,
COVID and Law/Policy,
COVID and Health Equity/Health Disparities,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Territorial Health Policy,
Federal Government Affairs,
Public Health Law,
Preparedness,
Pandemics,
Population Health and Prevention,
Health Equity,
At-Risk Populations,
Kentucky,
Maine,
New Jersey,
North Carolina,
Vermont,
Andy Baker-White,
Emergency Powers

In order to contain and mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread, rapid testing is key. Rampant and efficient testing determines who has the virus and who may be at risk of transmitting it, and allows for effective management of ...

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,
New Jersey,
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 ...

Measles Outbreaks and School Exclusions: Public Health’s Authority to Protect Children and Stop the Spread of Disease

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Health Policy Update,
Policy,
State Health Policy,
Public Health Law,
Preparedness,
Emergency Powers,
Pandemics,
Infectious Disease,
Immunization,
Education,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
Maine,
Nebraska,
New York

States can use strategies like school vaccination requirements to help combat the spread of communicable diseases that have robust availability of a highly effective vaccine, such as measles.