Health and Human Services

Issues to Watch

2025 Issues to Watch

As the 2025 legislative cycle approaches, legislators across the South prepare and pre-file legislation to address...
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Question of the Month, October

What is the South doing about healthcare accessibility?

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Question of the Month, June

What Southern States Offer Medical Marijuana License Reciprocity?

Regional Resource

A Tough Pill To Swallow: How States Are Facilitating School Responses to Youth Opioid Overdoses

From the small towns of Appalachia and the rural Deep South to the college towns in...
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Issues to Watch

2024 Issues to Watch

As the 2024 legislative cycle approaches, legislators across the South prepare and pre-file legislation to address...
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Other

Question of the Month, April

What is “tranq”, and what are state lawmakers doing to mitigate its impact?

Issues to Watch

2023 Issues to Watch

As the 2023 legislative cycle approaches, legislators across the South are preparing and pre-filing legislation to...
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Regional Resource

Regional Resource: More than a Bandage: Long-term Efforts to Solve the Rural Nursing Crisis

Nurses are a crucial, yet sometimes overlooked, group in the healthcare sector. Numerous studies confirm that...
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Issue Brief

Issue Brief: Extra Credit- How States Can Lead by Investing in Children and Families Utilizing Child Tax Credits

Amid the United States’ worst public health crisis in more than a century and subsequent sharp...
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