Transition to Inpatient Telepsychiatry Services and Impact on Quality of Care.

Demands for telepsychiatry have increased due to the challenges of COVID-19. The global pandemic caused a significant increase in anxiety and depression and a worsening of eating disorder symptoms, while the implementation of social distancing both exacerbated these mental health issues and disrupted the in-person delivery of mental health services. Rapid adaptation of telepsychiatry in the acute inpatient setting has been reported with favorable outcomes in patient experiences.

Key Drivers of State Preemption of Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Policy: A Thematic Content Analysis of Public Testimony.

Purpose: Local communities are often active public health policy makers, so state preemption-when the state withdraws authority from local governments-can hinder public health progress. Kansas enacted the most sweeping law in the nation preempting food, nutrition, and agricultural policy.

Design: Qualitative thematic content analysis was used on public comments to identify and evaluate common and key arguments.

State Preemption of Food and Nutrition Policies and Litigation: Undermining Government's Role in Public Health.

Introduction: In the U.S., federal, state, and local governments have various legal tools to support public health and prevent diet-related disease, including enacting policy and bringing lawsuits against businesses that produce harm-causing products.