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.
Opioid Reference Guide for New Administrations
Developed by the NGA Center through a survey and extensive consultation with senior state officials and other national experts, our ...
Improving the Health and Well-Being of the Nation’s Aging Population: Considerations for Governors
Improving the Health and Well-Being of the Nation’s Aging Population: Considerations for Governors provides considerations for governors and state leaders ...
Using Emergency Declarations to Address the Opioid Epidemic
The white paper is a result of a roundtable discussion that was held last fall with states that had declared ...
Public Health Crises and Pharmaceutical Interventions: Improving Access While Ensuring Fiscal Sustainability
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) released Public Health Crises and Pharmaceutical Interventions: Improving Access While ...
Interagency Collaboration Toward Population Health
The current conversation about how to reform the nation’s health care system centers on the important task of finding ways ...
Governors’ Recommendations for Federal Action to End the Nation’s Opioid Crisis
Opioids continue to fuel the worst drug overdose epidemic in our nation’s history, claiming the lives of 115 individuals every ...
Maternal and Child Health Update 2016
Health care costs continue to rise around the country, and so states are looking for ways to reduce spending while ...
State Reporting: NGA Compact To Fight Opioid Addiction
Governors provide examples on the actions they have taken to reduce inappropriate opioid prescribing, change the nation’s understanding of opioids ...
Housing as Health Care: A Road Map for States
Evidence suggests that providing housing to certain high-need, high-cost patients can transform lives and have a very meaningful return on ...
Improving State Efforts to Prepare and Respond to Public Health Emergencies
Public health disasters, like natural or manmade disasters, have the potential to overwhelm a state’s emergency response capabilities resulting in ...
Improving State Efforts to Prepare and Respond to Public Health Emergencies
Public health disasters, like natural or manmade disasters, have the potential to overwhelm a state’s emergency response capabilities resulting in ...
Health Investments That Pay Off: A Comprehensive Approach to Tobacco Control
Tobacco use is the leading cause of premature disease and death in the United States, costing more than $170 billion ...
