This Primer outlines legal, policy and practical guidance related to the COVID-19 outbreak and public health emergency responses
Overview Sierra Club v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, August 27, 2020) – The court found that EPA acted in an…
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…
Overview In re S.P. (California Court of Appeals, 2nd Appellate District, District 6, August 6, 2020) – A California appellate court ruled that a juvenile court…
This fact sheet briefly summarizes the state of the law in Idaho related to naloxone access, overdose Good Samaritan protections, and access to injection equipment.
Some police departments in Michigan participate in the Families Against Narcotics Comeback Quick Response Team (FAN COMEBACK QRT). The purpose of this initiative is to collaborate across the community to prevent and respond to opioid overdoses. Partners include police departments, substance use treatment providers, recovery services, peer support services and community support services.
This fact sheet describes Michigan state laws and regulations that govern public bodies and employees with regard to several categories of activity: (1) lobbying of state government officials; (2) public employees’ participation in political activities; and (3) use of public funds for political activities.
This FAQ addresses questions of HIPAA compliance and requirements in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. This FAQ is broken into eight sections.
In this webinar, speakers discussed voting in the midst of a pandemic, what to expect on Election Day and the days and weeks after, and how participation in the electoral process can create healthier communities and lead to health equity.
Following the killing of George Floyd, localities have increasingly declared racism to be a public health emergency or crisis. Despite growing recognition of the fact that racism is a key contributor to poor health in communities of color, there is still insufficient attention to the role of policing and systemic racism as institutions that have powerful impacts on the health and well-being of people of color. This issue brief provides an assessment of how structural racism and policing function as critical social determinants of health for Black people and people of color generally.
