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Network Report
Thursday, December 1, 2022
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Systems change to address the myriad determinants of health requires a diverse set of collaborators and an understanding of how to use laws and policies as tools to effect change. The 2023 Public Health Law Conference will examine strategies and interventions to dismantle structural barriers to equitable health outcomes. Abstracts are now open and are being accepted through February 6, 2023 – view the call for abstracts.
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Public Health Has a Critical Role in the Development of Data Privacy Legislation
As public health is increasingly moving toward cross-sector data sharing to better tailor public health interventions and address health inequities, comprehensive privacy laws are receiving more legislative attention. The American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA), introduced in June 2022 and amended in July, is an example of a pending federal bill that may have implications for public health data collection and sharing.
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Taking Action to Address the Human Impacts of Climate Change
The Lancet Countdown’s annual report, “Tracking Progress On Health and Climate Change,” highlights the immediate need for a health-centered response to climate change. Recognizing the need to build a shared understanding of how public health law can and should help mitigate climate change, presenters and attendees at the Network’s first-ever Climate and Health Equity Summit, held in Minneapolis in October, highlighted numerous legal and policy strategies to mitigate climate change and lessen its impacts on human health.
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Affirmative Action and Public Health Repercussions
On October 31, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court held oral arguments in two cases on affirmative action in private and public university admissions. At the center of these cases is whether universities may use race or ethnicity as a direct factor in the student admissions process and whether such affirmative action violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This issue brief highlights select ways in which race and ethnicity have historically or are currently used as public health decision-making or allocation factors in programs, research, funding, or workforce issues in the U.S.
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Cannabis Regulation Resource Collection
Marijuana, which is still considered an illicit drug at the federal level, is legal in 21 states and D.C. for adults over the age of 21 for recreational use, and legal for medical use in 37 states and D.C. The trend of state legalization continues to grow with Maryland and Missouri legalizing adult-use in 2022 through ballot measures. As more states contemplate marijuana legalization, understanding the broad spectrum of public health and policy issues related to cannabis regulation is critical. This collection of resources surveys states’ laws regarding home cultivation; consumption site regulation; zoning restrictions; potency restrictions; product regulation; labeling requirements; packaging regulation; youth access regulations and enforcement; and adult-use advertising restrictions.
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Reproductive Health and Data in a Post-Roe World
December 7, 2022 | 1 – 2:30 p.m. EST
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization upended 50 years of U.S. Supreme Court precedent protecting reproductive rights. Since the decision, significant state-level activity has impacted reproductive health care access, expanding access in some states and curtailing it in others. Considerable concern has arisen regarding the privacy of reproductive health records and data, especially regarding law enforcement access to records in states adverse to abortion rights. Join us for a discussion of the emerging legal landscape following this landmark decision, potential remaining legal pathways to health care access, and implications for reproductive health data privacy and data sharing.
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Anti-Racism in Public Health Peer Learning Community
The Collaborative for Anti-Racism and Equity is accepting registrations for its newly created Anti-Racism in Public Health Peer Learning Community. The community will connect public health practitioners, community organizers, health departments, and other partners to share, learn, and grow in the work around declarations of racism as a public health crisis. Registrations are being accepted through Friday, December 16, 2022.
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Staff Attorneys, Network for Public Health Law Mid-States Region Office
The Network is seeking two Public Health Staff Attorneys to work with its Mid-States Region. These are remote positions. The Staff Attorneys will provide legal technical assistance, conduct training, develop tools and educational materials, and facilitate opportunities for networking and peer assistance on a wide variety of public health law topics. The positions will focus on two key areas: 1) legal issues regarding collecting, sharing, and protecting data for public health purposes, including addressing determinants of health and promoting racial and health equity, and 2) legal issues regarding public health authority. For best consideration, please apply by December 30, 2022. View the full descriptions and apply here.
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Thank you!
Your interest in the work of the Network is important. Together, we can advance law as a tool to improve public health. Please forward the Network Report and encourage others to join the Network!
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The Network for Public Health Law provides information and technical assistance on issues related to public health. The legal information and assistance provided in this document does not constitute legal advice or legal representation. For legal advice, readers should consult a lawyer in their state.
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