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Strengthening the Public Health and Health Care Workforce

This policy brief from ASTHO discusses legislative trends related to public health career pathways, recruitment, retention, and funding.

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Hemp’s Hazy Legal Status Challenges Public Health Efforts

Learn about state regulation of hemp, following federal deregulation and public health challenges including adverse effects of hemp products.

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What Public Health Leaders Need to Know About HTI-2 Proposed Rule

Read how the HTI-2 rule improves upon HTI-1 standards and criteria for data exchange among public health, healthcare, and data providers to benefit public health.

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State Efforts to Bolster Funding for Core Public Health Services

Learn how states have increased and/or allocated funding to continue supporting core public health services.

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State Legislatures Reshape Public Health Legal Authority

Learn how state and territorial legislatures can bolster or restrict public health legal authority, with examples from early COVID-19 as well as 2024.

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