Law & Policy Insights

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

Racial Equity Impact Assessments: A Valuable, Yet Underutilized, Tool to Address Structural Racism

by Sara Rogers

Nothing to Laugh About: Nitrous Oxide Misuse and the Need for a Public Health Response

by Kathleen Hoke and

How the Private Sector Community Benefits Movement is Advancing Health Equity

by Phyllis Jeden

What States Can Do to Fill the Gap in Health Care Access for Immigrant Communities

by Susan Fleurant and Marisa London

The Power of Race Neutrality to Create a Just Society

by April Shaw

Updates to HHS Restructuring and Funding Cuts: Impact on State and Local Public Health