NGA ISSUE LIBRARY
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.
Governor Actions to Address PPE and Ventilator Shortages
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a surge in global demand for critical personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical equipment, ...
Early Release from Incarceration in Response to COVID-19
Correctional institutions are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 outbreaks. As part of state and local COVID-19 response efforts, officials are taking ...
Implementing Effective Social Distancing Policies to Mitigate Spread of COVID-19
As COVID-19 is rapidly spreading throughout communities in the United States, policies promoting social distancing have been a critical strategy ...
CARES Act & Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations: Workforce Provisions Summary and Analysis
Note: Title II of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) contains detailed provisions on the design ...
Overview of State Actions on Business Closure and Personal Movement Restrictions in Response to COVID-19
As the number of COVID-19 cases increases, governors are taking action to limit the spread of this disease. Business closures, ...
Gubernatorial Actions to Support Medical Surge Capacity
The coronavirus and COVID-19 are spreading across the United States and experts predict significant disruption to the U.S. health care ...
Resources for Tracking the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Assessing State Authorities
The following memo outlines the current situation regarding the novel coronavirus, recently named COVID-19,and provides an overview of select legal ...
The Governor’s Guide to Public Health Preparedness
The Governor’s Guide to Public Health Preparedness serves as a primer on the fundamentals of public health preparedness for governors ...
NGA Health to Assist 5 States on Addressing Infectious Diseases Related to Substance Use
The National Governors Association Health Division (NGA Health) will be working with five states -- Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Nevada and ...
Addressing the Infectious Disease Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic
Two NGA Health publications present insights from this work that can inform other governors’ efforts to prevent infectious disease outbreaks ...
State Strategies for Averting Early Deaths
Death by suicide is a complex individual, relational and public health problem. The incidence of such deaths over the past ...
Emerging Trends in the Evolving Opioid Epidemic
While the opioid overdose epidemic justifiably dominates national and state-level headlines, a significant issue is re-emerging for governors and policymakers ...
