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NCSL Legislative Video Resource Center

The NCSL Video Resource Center is a collection of recorded webinars accessible for on-demand learning.

Policy

Energy You Can Count On: State and Federal Efforts to Enhance Energy Resilience

Examine the key risks and challenges to ensuring energy resiliency, explore how utilities and grid operators are working to enhance system resilience, and learn about state options for creating a more resilient energy grid.​ Speakers include Aram Benyamin, Colorado Springs Utilities, Peter Larsen, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Darlene Phillips, PJM Interconnection.

Welcome to the Legislature: What You Need to Know About Public Health

Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of all people and their communities. Explore key areas of public health, get insights into 2021 and receive an update on COVID-19 and policy options for state leaders. Speakers include several NCSL health policy experts and Dr. José T. Montero, Center for State, Tribal and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Saving Moms: Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality in the U.S.

At least 700 women die every year from pregnancy-related causes, giving the U.S. the highest maternal mortality rate among similarly wealthy nations. Explore the current state of maternal mortality in the United States, potential strategies to decrease the disparities in maternal deaths, and examples of state legislative actions to reduce rates. Speakers include Dr. Elizabeth Howell, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Khanh H. Nguyen, NCSL; Representative Katie Dempsey (R-Ga.) and Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages (D-N.Y.).

State Strategies to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences

Adverse events that occur in childhood can lead to negative psychological, social and physical outcomes later in life–and can even affect future generations. Hear an overview of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including considerations during the pandemic, and examples of state action to prevent and reduce their harmful effects. Speakers include Dr. Melissa Merrick, Prevent Child Abuse America, Kate Bradford, NCSL, Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-N.Y.) and Representative Sherrie Conley (R-Okla.).

The Impact of State and Federal Policies on Military Installation Resilience

Learn about the challenges military installations and the states in which they operate are facing due to changing environmental conditions. Speakers include Kristin Thomasgard, U.S. Department of Defense, Ann C. Phillips, rear admiral, U.S. Navy (ret.), special assistant to the Governor for Coastal Adaptation and Protection, Commonwealth of Virginia, and Benjamin J. McFarlane, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission.

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