Network for Public Health Law

In 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘋𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘉𝘰𝘸𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, the Network's Nina B., Deputy Director, Strategic Communications, discusses the University of Louisville’s Green Heart Project and their findings around green canopy and enhanced cardiovascular health. The project provides strong support for the positive impacts of urban greening and highlights the role that environmental interventions can play in fostering healthier, more resilient communities. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/eaT5Dy9Q

September is #HealthyAgingMonth, a good time to focus on steps the federal and state governments are taking to support the well-being of older adults. Our latest Insight article, 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳: 𝘈 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘈𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨, by the Network's Kathleen Hoke, J.D., Director, Eastern Region, discusses federal and State initiatives that can serve as a blueprint for creating programs and collaborations that improve older adult health, especially as more than 55 million people in the U.S. are currently 65 or older (a number that is expected to continue to increase for decades). 🔗 Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/ezGMk847

Webinar - Introduction to the 2021-2022 Racial Equity Dataset: A Searchable Collection of Laws Related to Racial Equity 📅 Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024 ⏰ Time: 11am - 12:30pm CT 📍 Location: https://lnkd.in/e86jfAKU Join us for a webinar introducing the Network’s  Racial Equity Dataset. This searchable database includes bills proposed and enacted in the 2021 and 2022 legislative cycles in the wake of the renewed racial justice movement in 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic.  Features of the laws that were enacted, and that were still in effect on December 31, 2022, were compiled into a cohesive dataset, created using policy surveillance methods, to provide insight into the outcomes of those legislative sessions. Legislation identified, though not exhaustive, provides a bird’s eye view and a peek into relevant legal trends across the country. Speakers: Haley (Campbell) Garcia, J.D., Legal Clerk, Network for Public Health Law, 2021-2024 Alexandra Hess, J.D., M.P.H., Law and Policy Analyst, Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple University Beasley School of Law Phyllis Jeden, J.D., Senior Attorney, Mid-States Region Office, Network for Public Health Law Moderator: Quang H. Dang (“Q”), J.D., Interim Co-Executive Director, Managing Director of Legal Programs and Strategy, Network for Public Health Law. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e86jfAKU

Congratulations to the Network's Director, Eastern Region, Kathleen Hoke, who was named the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)'s Public Servant of the Year!

Does your work prioritize racial equity? Could you benefit from expert legal and policy guidance? The Network for Public Health Law invites applicants for the Legal and Policy Assistance to Address Racial Health Equity (RHE CFA). Eligible entities include local, state, or tribal health departments, community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, professional associations, healthcare systems or providers, and others committed to dismantling systemic racial inequities in health. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eXNFeD5r 📅 Deadline: September 9 (four days left!) #PublicHealthLaw #RacialEquity #HealthEquity #ApplyNow

The major opioid settlement agreements generally do not address “supplantation,” the practice of using settlement funds to support an existing initiative rather than starting or investing in new initiatives. Some states have enacted laws, rules, or guidelines that restrict or prohibit such supplantation. Our latest fact sheet 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘚𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴, by the Network's Director of the Harm Reduction Legal Project Corey S. Davis, J.D., provides a description and brief analysis of how various states are addressing this issue. 🔗 Explore the fact sheet here: https://lnkd.in/gKnwHtri

In their new Forefront article, Jeanne Ayers, Gnora Mahs & Anthony Iton of Healthy Democracy Healthy People and The California Endowment call on their colleagues to explore how they, and the institutions they work in, can strengthen voting and support the health of our democracy. "Ironically, workers in the health sector, such as physicians, nurses, physician assistants and dentists, are 12-23 percent less likely to vote than the general population. This is concerning because the sector accounts for 22 million workers, or about 14 percent of all workers in the United States. Thus, leaders in health need to also think about how to encourage and motivate their colleagues to register to vote, and then to actually vote. Our own efforts (JA and GRGM) include the recently launched Thrive through Civic Health: We Will Vote initiative. A collaboration between Healthy Democracy Healthy People, Vot-ER, and Civic Health Alliance, the initiative seeks to get more of the health workforce to vote and also to be champions of voting, whether with colleagues or patients." Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3yKY8We

When viewed as a racial, social justice, and public health issue, intergenerational trauma affects several communities (Black Americans, immigrants, Holocaust survivors, Japanese Americans, and Indigenous People) differently. In 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴: 𝘈𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, Network law clerk Kaylee Romilus, J.D. Candidate, Georgia State University College of Law, explores some promising policies, which when implemented in collaboration with impacted communities, can help to address the harms of intergenerational trauma. 🔗 Read our latest Insight article here: https://lnkd.in/eBCDmBQQ

The Network for Public Health Law monitors key court cases and relevant judicial trends in public health. The Network’s quarterly reporter, Judicial Trends in Public Health (JTPH), highlights select, recently published cases in public health law and policy from the prior 3 months. The JTPH Editor-in-Chief is Kathleen Hoke, J.D. Director, Network for Public Health Law Eastern Region and Professor and Director, Legal Resource Center for Public Health Policy at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. Research Assistant, Alexander Hoogland, M.D., Maryland Carey Law Class of 2025, contributed to this edition. 🔗 Explore the latest edition, out now: https://lnkd.in/eBFxHxPA

Join the Network's April S., Sara E. Rogers, M.P.H., Quang "Q" Dang, J.D., and Kathi Hoke, J.D., for a webinar outlining our recently released Legal and Policy Assistance to Address Racial Health Equity call for applications (RHE CFA) to support work on racial health equity. We are seeking applicants developing or working on a specific issue that prioritizes racial equity that would benefit from legal and policy technical assistance. We can assist with work that is at any stage of development. By attending this webinar, you will: 💡 Learn about how public health law can support racial health equity. 💡 Obtain an overview of the RHE CFA application process and timeline and receive answers to common questions. 💡 Understand the type and extent of legal technical assistance available through the RHE CFA, including applying racial equity tools to laws and policies; identifying legal barriers to achieving racial health equity; analyzing legal authority to implement reforms; and more. 💡 Hear about projects from the Network’s prior RHE CFA and the type of legal technical support the Network provided to help participants achieve their equity goals. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e5nVQnQ9