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Fact Sheet: Strengthening Public Health Authority to Contain and

WEBIn its pervasive scope, its high rate of asymptomatic spread, and its economic impact, the COVID-19 pandemic has been unprecedented in the United States and the world. Initial …

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Fact Sheet: Preserving Local Public Health Powers

WEBHow to resist policy efforts to limit public health authority?. Public health is best served when decisions are driven by experts and experience rather than politics, but in the …

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Data Sets: State Legislation Addressing Public Health Emergency

WEBState laws setting the scope and limits of emergency authority are crucial to an effective public health response. This suite of legal data captures details of legislation — bills that …

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Report: Fighting for Public Health

WEBFindings, Opportunities, and Next Steps from a Feasibility Study to Strengthen Public Health Advocacy.. Public health’s ability to protect and promote healthy communities is …

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50 State Survey: Summary of Enacted Laws and Pending Bills …

WEBIn their regular 2021 legislative session, many states introduced or passed laws that restricted the ability of state and local public health officials, governors, and others to …

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Fact Sheet: State & Local Public Health: An Overview of Regulatory

WEBState and local public health agencies are commonly described as the “backbone” of the public health system. Although these agencies, along with local boards of health, are all …

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ChangeLab Solutions

WEBChangeLab Solutions is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that uses the tools of law and policy to advance health equity. We partner with communities across the nation to …

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Report: Innovative Laws and Policies for a Post-Pandemic Public …

WEBThis new report from the Network for Public Health Law, as part of the Act for Public Health Initiative, examines laws and policies being enacted across the U.S. in several key areas …

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Dataset: Laws Addressing Public Health Authority To Respond To

WEBState laws setting the scope and limits of emergency authority are crucial to an effective public health response. Since January 1, 2021, most states have enacted laws …

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Video: What Is the Scope of Public Health Authority

WEBWhat Is the Scope of Public Health Authority? is a short video about the powers delegated to different levels of government as well as the limits on those public health powers. …

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Report-Proposed Limits on Public Health Authority: Dangerous for …

WEBIn recent months, at least 15 state legislatures have passed or are considering measures to limit severely the legal authority of public health agencies to protect the public from …

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Trends In US State Public Health Emergency Laws, 2021–2022

WEBPublished in the American Journal of Public Health, this article written by staff at the Center for Public Health Law Research identifies and categorizes US state legislation …

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Webinar-Public Health Advocacy: The Basics

WEBHow can public health practitioners engage in advocacy even when faced with restrictions on lobbying? This one-hour webinar, hosted by the American Public Health Association …

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Webinar: Protecting Public Health Authority

WEBHow can we empower the public health workforce amid the current climate of challenges to public health authority? The rollback of public health authority catalyzed by the COVID …

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