This policy report outlines the options available to state policymakers for prevention and mitigation to improve population health, access to healthy housing and reduce health care costs.
Early identification of behavioral health disorders can lead to children receiving treatment sooner and help mitigate some of the challenges related to coping and resiliency later in life.
Check out NCSL's new database that brings you up-to-date, real-time information about bills related to and responding to COVID-19 that have been introduced in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
State legislators are rising to the challenge and pursuing various policy options to effectively respond to COVID-19. This webpage includes key health policy information relating to the pandemic, including legislative trends and state actions, federal action and additional resources.