Executive Order Watch: Protecting America’s Health from Harmful Directives

Executive orders are directives issued by the President or state governors to manage the operations of the executive branch and implement policy priorities within the scope of their statutory and constitutional authority. While executive orders carry the force of law, they remain subject to limitations imposed by statutes, the Constitution, and judicial review. In 2025, executive actions continue to profoundly influence public health policy across a range of critical areas, including reproductive and gender-affirming care, environmental health protections, pandemic response efforts, and immigration enforcement. Given their immediate and often far-reaching legal and policy consequences, careful monitoring and analysis of these orders are essential.

The Executive Order Dashboard provides legal practitioners, policymakers, and public health professionals with a comprehensive, timely resource to track, interpret, and respond to these evolving executive directives within the broader context of administrative law and public health governance.