The Network for Public Health Law (NPHL) has issued three new public health resources that can be read and accessed below.
APHA Panel Discussion—COVID-19 Policy Playbook: Legal Recommendations for a Safer, More Equitable Future
The American Public Health Association (APHA) and Public Health Law Watch hosted a virtual panel during National Public Health Week 2021, featuring authors of the recently released
COVID-19 Policy Playbook: Legal Recommendations for a Safer, More Equitable Future. Panelists discussed their analyses and recommendations from the report on how policymakers can better respond to COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics, from strengthening the public health system to expanding access to health care, including Medicaid; and reimagining how the laws of work, commerce, and movement could better protect the American people in the recovery and beyond. The playback is available
here.
National Legal Paradigms for Public Health Emergency Responses
In this article, available on SSRN (Social Science Research Network), James Hodge, Jr., director of the NPHL Western Region office, discusses how, at the root of American failures to adequately respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, is a battle over which level of government—federal or state—should actually “call the shots” to quell national emergencies. He notes that constitutional principles of cooperative federalism suggest both levels of government are responsible. Yet, real-time applications of these principles, coupled with dubious national leadership, contributed to horrific public health outcomes across America, and call for new paradigms for Twenty-first century public health crisis planning, preparedness, and response.
National Minority Health Month is an opportunity to build awareness about health disparities and to provide communities the information they need to take action. This month, NPHL is sharing perspectives from its staff and partners on health issues like disparities related to youth suicide and the war on drugs, as well as law and policy solutions to achieve greater equity in health outcomes, including examples for community members and state and local governments. Highlighting this year’s theme, the first section addresses the importance of building trust and ensuring Black communities are #VaccineReady. Read more.
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