Law & Policy Insights

The July 2025 Executive Order and the State of Harm Reduction in the US 

by Corey Davis

The Endangerment Finding Protects Public Health, Now It’s Time to Protect the Endangerment Finding

by Jill Krueger

Bleeding Behind Bars: Addressing Menstrual Equity in Carceral Facilities

by Naisha Mercury

We’re Listening: Join the Network’s Focus Groups and Help Shape Support for Public Health in Turbulent Times 

New Federal SNAP Database Notice is a Call to Action for Data Privacy Protections for Working Families, Immigrants, and Other Individuals

by Darlene Huang Briggs

HIPAA Reproductive Health Rule Overturned

by Stephen Murphy

Drug Checking is Effective: More States Should Stop Criminalizing It

U.S. Funding Cuts and Their Impact Worldwide: Insights from the Harm Reduction International Conference 

by Amy Lieberman and Ashleigh Dennis

Acknowledging Grief as a Determinant of Health: Public Health Needs to Listen and Learn  

by Quang H. Dang

Preventing Harm to Children: Safe Storage Laws for Firearms

by Kathleen Hoke and Lauren Gammer

Q&A: What Public Health Professionals Need to Know About Public Health Education, Advocacy and Lobbying

Proposed Legislation to Boycott Opioid Manufacturers Would Undermine the Public Health Response to Opioid Overdose