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Individual Rights and the Public’s Health: Constitutional, Ethical, …

WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought the tension between individual rights and the public good to the forefront of the national discourse. Many pandemic response …

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Health Justice: Empowering Public Health and Advancing Health …

WEBThe 2018 Public Health Law Conference, October 4-6, will gather public health, legal and other experts from across the country to examine and discuss some of …

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A Collaborative Vision for Public Health in 2024

WEBIn 2024, building the capacity of those in the public health community to do just that will be a key priority. “The Network will host a convening in the fall that will move beyond …

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Information Blocking Rule: A New Tool to Facilitate Public Health …

WEBIn 2021, nearly 108,000 people in the U.S. died of a drug overdose; around 75 percent of those overdoses involved an opioid, largely driven by the increased …

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Act for Public Health

WEBAct for Public Health. Support and resources for strengthening public health protections. Public health agencies use their authority for more than preventing epidemics and the …

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Health Information and Data Sharing

WEBThe ability to share and analyze health and other data can be powerful in identifying problems and solutions to improve the health of communities. Our collection …

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Strengthening Public Health Authority to Contain and Prevent

WEBThe practical tools and legal authority of federal, tribal, state, and local public health officials to contain the spread of infectious disease have developed through an ongoing process …

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Social Determinants of Health Legislation: Opportunities for a New

WEBThe public health infrastructure serves to prevent disease, promote health, and prepare for and respond to acute and chronic threats to health. Yet, experts estimate that it is …

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Upgrading Public Health Infrastructure: The Need to Protect, …

WEBOverview. In the course of our work to provide legal resources and legal technical assistance to support an effective public health response to the COVID-19 …

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Racial Disparities in Women’s Health

WEBThe HHS circulated its action plan to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities in October 2015. Many states have enacted legislation addressing health …

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Economic Stability

WEBCOVID-19 and Health Equity Economic Stability. Economic stability means that people have the resources essential to a healthy life. Factors affecting economic …

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Innovative Laws and Policies for a Post-Pandemic Public …

WEBPublic health and other governmental leaders must be empowered to act in a nimble, adaptive, and flexible manner during an emergency. At the same time, public health …

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Five Essential Public Health Law Services

WEBThe Five Essential Services were defined by public health law success stories, like that of tobacco control. In the five decades since the first Surgeon General’s Report on …

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Network Report: May 2, 2024

WEBNetwork Report. Thursday, May 2, 2024. The Network is pleased to announce the appointment of Allison Winnike as Director of our Western Region Team. Allison’s …

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Advancing Health Equity Through Voter Participation

WEBOur health and the health of our democracy are deeply connected. When people vote, they exercise their voice on decisions that have a big impact on their health …

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Legal Strategies and Local Solutions to Equitably Mitigate the …

WEBWhile climate change requires mitigation efforts on a global scale, local mitigation and solutions for climate adaptation are equally critical to reduce the negative …

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Broadband Access as a “Super-Determinant” of Health

WEBAccess to broadband is increasingly being recognized as an important social determinant of health. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and national organizations …

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