Public Health Advocacy and Decision-Making
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.
Resources
The State of State-level Public Health Advocacy
Fighting for Public Health: How Do We Strengthen Public Health Advocacy at Local, State, and National Levels?
Confidentiality of Substance Use Patient Records: Key Provisions of The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Changes to The Part 2 Rule
COVID-19 FAQs for Michigan Local Health Departments
Guidance for Framing COVID-19 Messaging Using the Moral Foundations Theory Framework
Public Health Decision-Making During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Explore more sub-topics related to COVID-19
Civic Engagement and Voting
COVID-19 and Health Equity
Crisis Standards of Care
Emergency Response
Food and Housing Insecurity Measures
Health Data Sharing and Privacy
Legal Protections for Public Health Officials
Legislation and Legal Challenges
Social Distancing Measures
Spotlight
The State(s) of Public Health Advocacy: Turning to the States during a time of Federal Transition
Reducing Kids’ Consumption of Sugar and Salt through Changes in the National School Lunch Program
Science Denial and Public Health Law
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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.
