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Our nation’s Governors are dedicated to leading bipartisan solutions that improve citizens’ lives. Through NGA, Governors identify priority issues and deal with matters of public policy and governance at the state, national and global levels. NGA teams work side-by-side with state leaders to identify challenges and develop solutions. View NGA products below, filterable by content type and topic.

2023 Energy Cybersecurity Resources For Governors’ Advisors
This resource guide provides an overview of federal and state cybersecurity standards for the energy sector as well as a ...

State Health Workforce Toolkit
This toolkit was developed to support Governors, Governors’ Policy Advisors, and state agencies involved in health workforce activities (such as ...

Strategies to Address Engineering Workforce Challenges
Public and private sector practitioners highlight best practices to meet generational infrastructure moment. (Download) Passage of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure ...

Implementing Best Practices Across the Continuum of Care to Prevent Overdose
This Roadmap provides Governors with 17 specific, actionable recommendations to prevent overdose across five pillars of the Substance Use Disorder ...

State and Territory Approaches to Improving Care for Individuals Affected by Stimulant and Polysubstance Use
The Stimulant and Polysubstance Use Policy Academy provided states and territories with the opportunity to assess their current strategies and ...

Preparing the Next Generation of the Healthcare Workforce: State Strategies for Recruitment and Retention
Through their work together, states have learned ways to strengthen their healthcare career pathways, strategies to attract and retain workers, ...

Tackling The Maternal And Infant Health Crisis: A Governor’s Playbook
The National Governors Association Maternal and Infant Health Initiative Playbook is a guide designed to make transformational change in a system ...

Strengthening Youth Mental Health: A Governor’s Playbook
The Playbook is intended to serve as a tool for states to further impactful policy solutions that strengthen youth mental health. Nationally, ...

Resource Guide on State Actions to Prevent and Mitigate Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma
States are actively engaged in supporting trauma-informed best practices to mitigate the effects of ACEs and trauma and promote resilience ...

Leveraging Telehealth for Justice-involved Populations With Substance Use Disorders
This brief reviews activities undertaken by states to expand the use of telehealth for justice-involved individuals with SUDs during the ...

Green Banks: An Overview for Governors
As Governors plan to meet their decarbonization, grid resilience and energy affordability policy objectives, innovative financing approaches like state green ...

Prioritizing Resilience: Best Practices on Energy Resilience for Healthcare Facilities
This paper contains best practices to best position healthcare facilities when energy stressor events occur, prioritizing healthcare facility energy resilience ...