Overview In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation (U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, September 24, 2020) – The appellate court rejected a lower court’s decision to…
A county health department seeks guidance on whether the department can issue a press release indicating that individuals who attended a party on a specific date at a specific address may have been exposed to COVID-19. As explained in detail below, there are no legal barriers to issuing the proposed press release. Instead, this is a policy question within the health department’s discretion.
Overview November 30, 2017 | 1 – 2:30 p.m. EST The 2016 Five Essential Public Health Law Services framework reflects the key scientific, legal, and…
The Network examined whether states and Washington, D.C., have criminal statutes to address individuals who impede public health officials’ duties with such behavior. This 50-state resource outlines these statutes.
Vaccines can be critical in creating an equitable health environment for children and young adults in the prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases. However, declining vaccination rates in the U.S. along with outbreaks of once well-controlled diseases like measles and mumps, are cause for concern.
Overview Nationwide, state and local public health officials working to protect the public from COVID-19 are on the receiving end of threatening and harassing conduct…
The “Public Health Law in a Minute” series is designed to increase accessibility to the field by breaking down the public health law topics that are impacting you and your community.
The Equity Assessment Framework provides a way to assess the equity implications of existing or proposed laws or policies. It can assist in identifying issues in the drafting, design, or implementation of a law or policy that could have a disproportionate impact on different population groups. ⠀
Overview Nationwide, state and local public health officials working to protect the public from COVID-19 are on the receiving end of threatening and harassing conduct…
Overview December 14, 2017 | 1 – 2:30 p.m. EST In turbulent political times, crafting public health messages that resonate across differing political ideologies is…
Overview Nationwide, state and local public health officials working to protect the public from COVID-19 are on the receiving end of threatening and harassing conduct…
The health and wellness of tribal nations depend on effective data collection and analysis. Despite being sovereign nations, tribes need help from the states in gathering the data needed to improve tribal health and well-being, but a lack of trust has interfered with data sharing arrangements. The keys to establishing and maintaining trust are respecting tribal data sovereignty and honoring the United States’ trust responsibility to tribal nations. This fact sheet focuses on strategies states should take to support indigenous data sovereignty.
