Overview In the face of rising energy costs and a strained electrical grid, policy-makers are eager for strategies to lower the energy burden…
Overview The recently released Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics supplemental issue features articles authored by presenters at the 2025 Public Health Law…
Network for Public Health Law Joins Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Defense of Telehealth Access Network for Public Health Law Joins Supreme Court Amicus…
Overview Lack of access to safe, legal abortion care increases maternal and infant morbidity and mortality and has dire implications for pregnant people…
Overview Amidst a wave of anti-immigrant policies, recent changes impacting the Title X Family Planning Program, an essential source of free and low-cost…
Overview Public health data modernization holds the power to transform public health, facilitating real-time or near real time disease detection, data-driven decision making…
The Network for Public Health Law’s Harm Reduction Legal Project released Supplantation in the Context of Opioid Settlement Funds following the arrival of more than $50 billion in opioid settlement funds. Since its publication, the brief has played an influential role in shaping public dialogue and policy discussions about the effectiveness of opioid settlement fund spending. By clarifying the legal boundaries around opioid settlement funds, the Network is empowering partners to design systems that ultimately support more resilient and just public health outcomes.
The Network for Public Health Law’s Harm Reduction Legal Project released Supplantation in the Context of Opioid Settlement Funds following the arrival of more than $50 billion in opioid settlement funds. Since its publication, the brief has played an influential role in shaping public dialogue and policy discussions about the effectiveness of opioid settlement fund spending. By clarifying the legal boundaries around opioid settlement funds, the Network is empowering partners to design systems that ultimately support more resilient and just public health outcomes.
Whether as data-use facilitator, gatekeeper, trust builder, or steward, the privacy officer plays a key role in effective data governance that safeguards the privacy of community members, while promoting the effective use of public health data to reduce disparities and dismantle racist systems.
Whether as data-use facilitator, gatekeeper, trust builder, or steward, the privacy officer plays a key role in effective data governance that safeguards the privacy of community members, while promoting the effective use of public health data to reduce disparities and dismantle racist systems.
The Network for Public Health Law’s Harm Reduction Legal Project released Supplantation in the Context of Opioid Settlement Funds following the arrival of more than $50 billion in opioid settlement funds. Since its publication, the brief has played an influential role in shaping public dialogue and policy discussions about the effectiveness of opioid settlement fund spending. By clarifying the legal boundaries around opioid settlement funds, the Network is empowering partners to design systems that ultimately support more resilient and just public health outcomes.
What legal authority exists to protect workers from extreme heat? In July 2024, the Network for Public Health Law released Law and Policy Considerations for Workforce Protections from Extreme Heat. The guide provides a foundation for public agencies, advocates, and coalitions seeking to design or strengthen worker-heat protections and exemplifies how public health law can operationalize equity in the face of environmental change, ensuring that those most exposed to harm are also the first protected by law.
