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Judicial Trends in Public Health 2020: Year in Review
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EST  |  January 19, 2021

Join Network attorneys as they highlight their top choices for pivotal, influential judicial decisions over the past year. More than just a “year in review,” this session will help you forecast judicial trends in public health law for 2021.  View Page →

Assessing Legal Preparedness for Emergencies: An Overview of the Prevention Measures Law Assessment Tool

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March 23, 2023
by Denise Chrysler

Attend this webinar to obtain an overview of the newly drafted Prevention Measures Law Assessment Tool. Using lessons learned from the past 12 years, including strategies deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the tool enables health officials and attorneys to assess their state, Tribe, local or territory jurisdictional legal authority for implementing nonpharmaceutical interventions and distributing medical countermeasures in outbreaks of any magnitude. 

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Fighting for Public Health: How Do We Strengthen Public Health Advocacy at Local, State, and National Levels?

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January 26, 2023

Attend this webinar to obtain insights and the key take-aways from a feasibility study, commissioned by the Network, in which public health advocates and leaders from 45 organizations where asked how we can strengthen public health advocacy. Their responses provided a picture of the current state of affairs in public health and opportunities to strengthen the voice of public health in advocating for evidence-based, sound public health interventions and policies, and for the profession and practice of public health itself.

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Implementing 988 to Strengthen Mental Health and Suicide Prevention: Insights and Lessons Learned So Far

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August 24, 2022
by April Shaw

The new dialing code 988, which provides direct access to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Veterans Crisis Line, is expected to increase mental health and suicide prevention support across the nation. This webinar will provide insight into national policy issues impacting 988 and a deep state-focused dive on 988 implementation in Nebraska. The goal of the webinar is to help those working on 988 implementation gain insight into shared learnings as states and others think through their own processes and equity considerations.  

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Medicaid’s Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Benefit: A Powerful Tool to Improve Child Health

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August 4, 2022
by Jane Perkins and Sarah Somers

Medicaid covers an expansive and powerful benefit for children – Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services (EPSDT). EPSDT requires states to perform outreach and screening, and to cover all necessary medical, vision, hearing, and dental services when children need them.

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