Public Health

Governors play an important role in improving health outcomes for their residents. With an emphasis on finding equitable solutions to some of the most pressing public health issues, governors establish partnerships, utilize state resources, and work across multiple sectors and state agencies to develop and promote relationships to improve public health. The Public Health team supports Governors on various public health topics, including public health infrastructure, chronic and infectious diseases, population health, maternal and child health, and rural health. In addition to providing timely and individualized state-focused technical assistance to governors, their health advisors, and state agency leadership, our team is working to aid governors and public health leaders in statewide transformation efforts to build and improve public health through transformation efforts.

Our Focus Areas 

  • Disease Prevention and Management
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Medicaid
  • Population Health
  • Public Health Infrastructure
  • Social Drivers of Health

Meet the Team

  • Brittney Roy, Program Director
  • Asia Riviere, Policy Analyst

Projects

NGA Public Health Library

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Addressing Child Abuse Reporting and Supporting Child Well-Being During COVID-19

Background Many governors have noted widespread concern about reduced reporting of child abuse and neglect during stay-at-home orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic. With schools closed and other mandatory reporters ...
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National Governors Association Releases Guidance on Managing Natural Disasters During Pandemic

National Governors Association Releases Guidance on Managing Natural Disasters During Pandemic

Governors Show Bipartisan Leadership in Keeping Public Safe During Concurrent Emergencies As governors continue to lead the bipartisan response to the COVID-19 public health emergency in their states and territories, ...
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Update on COVID-19 Treatment Development

Introduction COVID-19 treatment development is moving at an unprecedented pace across the world and resulting therapeutics may be critical to reducing disease burden and pressure on the health system. This ...
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The Defense Production Act & Executive Action Taken in Response to COVID-19

The Defense Production Act (DPA) [50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq] grants the president a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in the interest of national defense, which defined ...
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Capacity for COVID-19 Testing — Current Status and Considerations

COVID-19 testing is essential to a targeted public health approach for informing clinical care and reducing spreadof the virus until a vaccine is available. Current testing capacity is notably insufficient ...
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Access and Functional Needs Considerations for COVID-19 Response and Recovery Planning

The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique challenges for the access and functional needs (AFN) of individuals with temporary or permanent challenges accessing or receiving medical care, support services and/or accommodations before, ...
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State Associations Release Roadmap to Recovery from COVID-19

Roadmap Outlines 10 Key Steps for Governors to Protect the Public’s Health While Preparing to Reopen the Economy The National Governors Association (NGA) and Association of State and Territorial Health ...
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Roadmap to Recovery

A Public Health Guide for Governors (View/Download) Executive Summary The global pandemic of COVID-19 poses an unprecedented challenge to the health and well-being of every state and territory across the ...
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Operational Coordination for COVID-19 Response and Recovery

As the COVID-19 pandemic grows in scale and complexity, so does the number of state, federal, local, nonprofit, and private assets deployed to assist in the response. Governors play an ...
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