Carrie Waggoner

In honor of Women's History Month, women in the Network’s Health Equity Working Group have highlighted legal or policy issues affecting women’s health that they see as critically important. The topics addressed cover: economic stability and well-being, pregnancy discrimination, period poverty, and maternal depression. The law and policy solutions discussed here have the potential to improve life for women and girls for generations to come.

by Overview This resource provides a sample overview of a privacy complaint process. Documentation of this process is typically through a policy that…

by Overview This resource provides sample language to both acknowledge receipt of a privacy complaint and to communicate the closure of a privacy…

by Overview At times, members of the public may incorrectly direct privacy complaints to a particular program or agency. The following templates provide…

As the pandemic in the U.S. continues to worsen, many states are requiring additional disease mitigation measures. While many governors continue to utilize their executive authority under state emergency management laws to protect the public’s health, enforcement of public health orders at the state and local level has been a challenge across the country. One potential solution is for local jurisdictions to utilize civil infractions as an enforcement mechanism for public health orders through the enactment of ordinances.