COVID-19
Public health agencies, health care workers, emergency managers, and policymakers are grappling with core legal preparedness and response efforts to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. The Network’s real-time resources, guidance, and information are available to assist the public health community in this challenging time, and law and policy experts are available to provide direct assistance – get details.
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Resources
2020 Election: Public Health on the Ballot
IZ Gateway Project Legal Agreements: Facilitating Secure Data Sharing for Jurisdictions’ Immunization Information Systems
COVID-19 Policy Playbook: Assessing Legal Responses to COVID-19
Increased Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder during the COVID-19 Epidemic and Beyond
COVID-19: Protecting Voter Health and Participation in the 2020 Elections
State and Local Efforts to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis
COVID-19: Public and Global Health Law and Ethics Across Diverse Systems, Populations and Workforces
COVID-19: Navigating Public Health Emergency Legal Responses Underlying Re-opening State/Local Economies
COVID-19: Legal and Policy Strategies to Promote Mental Health
State-Level COVID-19 Liability Protections
COVID-19: Focus on Emerging Constitutional Challenges
Overview of COVID-19 Emergency Declarations
Spotlight
The State(s) of Public Health Advocacy: Turning to the States during a time of Federal Transition
Artificial Intelligence and Public Health: Emerging Uses, Risks, and Ethical Considerations
Implementation Center Initiative Ramps Up Support for Public Health Agency Data Modernization
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Real-time assistance for questions related to COVID-19 response
The Network can assist local, county, tribal and state health agencies with timely guidance, resources and information critical to key COVID-19 response measures, particularly in the areas of:
- public health authority and emergency powers,
- constitutionality of practices,
- health data privacy,
- protections for disadvantaged and vulnerable individuals,
- crisis standards of care, and
- ethical decision making.
See below for contact information for law and policy experts at each of our Region Offices, or submit your question online using the form.
