Updated February 03, 2023 Student Mental Health Emerges as Focus of Education Bills in 2022 States passed a steady stream of bills in 2022 to address educational disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and K-12 students’ continued reports of elevated levels of stress, depression and anxiety. Health State Legislatures News
Updated January 26, 2023 With Industry’s Help, Lawmakers Seek To Diversify Clinical Drug Trials To reduce knowledge gaps that result from the underrepresentation of people of color and LGBTQ individuals in clinical trials of new drugs, state and federal lawmakers along with industry groups are working to make drug trials more diverse. Health State Legislatures News
Updated January 18, 2023 Supporting Older Adults With Approaches Spanning Multiple Policy Areas Lawmakers are turning to approaches that span multiple policy areas to help older adults face the unique social, physical and economic challenges associated with aging. Health State Legislatures News