Mechanisms for Advancing Public Health
There are novel and innovative ways that law and policy in different sectors can be used to advance health initiatives. Emerging public health issues like climate adaptation, social determinants of health, and childhood trauma call for new approaches and strategies that leverage law and policy in previously unexplored ways.
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Election 2020: Public Health Legal Reforms and Projections
2020 Election: Public Health on the Ballot
Law and Policy Pathways to Civic Engagement
Law and Policy Pathways to Equity in Birth Outcomes
Racial Equity Throughout Data Integration
Broadband Access and Public Health: Legal and Policy Opportunities for Achieving Equitable Access
IZ Gateway Project Legal Agreements: Facilitating Secure Data Sharing for Jurisdictions’ Immunization Information Systems
Systemic Racism and Policing: How Can Public Health Advocates Grapple with the Dual Challenges of Systemic Racism and Discriminatory Policing?
Strategies and Opportunities for Strengthening Community Health through Medical-Legal Partnership – Public Health Collaboration
Policy Surveillance: Preschool Social and Emotional Learning
Making Sure Kids are Healthy Enough to Learn: Innovations in Education Law and Policy
Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change through Law and Policy
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Acknowledging Grief as a Determinant of Health: Public Health Needs to Listen and Learn
Q&A: What Public Health Professionals Need to Know About Public Health Education, Advocacy and Lobbying
Racial Equity Impact Assessments: A Valuable, Yet Underutilized, Tool to Address Structural Racism
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A Closer Look at Mechanisms for Advancing Public Health
Increasingly, public health must look at legal and policy mechanisms in other sectors for opportunities that can support efforts to improve and promote health in communities. For example, tax incentives — in the form of tax credits, deductions or exemptions — can be used to support injury prevention measures; addressing climate and health requires examination of energy policy; and tackling mental health issues in school necessitates consideration of training requirements for teachers.
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