Making the Case for Laws That Improve Health: The Work of the Public Health Law Research National Program Office

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (S1) ◽  
pp. 15-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott C. Burris ◽  
Evan D. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Public Health Law ◽  
The Public ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
American Society ◽  
Improve Health

No one who attended the 2010 national public health law conference hosted by the Public Health Law Association (PHLA) and the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME) could miss the sense of excitement and momentum. The revival of this annual public health law meeting, with the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the energetic leadership of the PHLA president and board, ASLME’s expert guidance, and a rousing address by Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), symbolize the continued commitment of a wide range of important individuals and institutions to the proposition that law is of substantial importance to public health. But there is more than just symbolism to be excited about. CDC’s public health law program continues to champion efforts to promote the use and understanding of law as a public health tool.

Lawyers, Guns, and Money: A Plenary Presentation from the Conference “Using Law, Policy and Research to Improve the Public's Health”

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (S1) ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
James S. Marks ◽  
Michelle A. Larkin ◽  
Angela K. McGowan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Public Health Law ◽  
Social Critic ◽  
The Public ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
American Society

On behalf of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), I want to thank the Public Health Law Association and the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics for your leadership and the work that both you and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have done to grow this field. RWJF is pleased to co-sponsor this conference.The music that opened this talk is a clip from Warren Zevon, who encouraged us musically to “send lawyers, guns and money.” Zevon was a singer/songwriter and social critic whose songs often took a jaundiced, somewhat cynical point of view. Even so, I know that I am probably stretching his meaning when I think of this song. I see “lawyers, guns and money” as his take on the major drivers of how change happens in a society.

Thanking Those Who Made it Happen

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. 7-8
Author(s):  
Daniel D. Stier
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ◽  
List Type ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Public Health Law ◽  
Legal Questions ◽  
Questions And Answers ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
American Society ◽  
Public Health Practitioners

This symposium issue of the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics is devoted to the convening of the national public health law conference, Practical Approaches to Critical Challenges, on October 10-12, 2012, in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference was co-sponsored by the Network for Public Health Law and the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME) with generous support provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, de Beaumont Foundation, California Endowment, and Healthcare Georgia Foundation.With the support of those organizations and the dedicated efforts of the individuals mentioned below, the conference focused on building effective interactions between attorneys and public health practitioners in order to:•examine practical legal approaches to address priority public health issues;•learn about helpful public health law resources and evidence-based research;•discuss public health legal questions and answers; and•build partnerships to accomplish public health objectives and foster innovation.

Major Trends in Public Health Law and Practice: A Network National Report

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 737-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
James G. Hodge ◽  
Leila Barraza ◽  
Jennifer Bernstein ◽  
Courtney Chu ◽  
Veda Collmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Public Health Law ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Competing Interests ◽  
Public Health Officials ◽  
Practice Skills ◽  
Improve Health

Public health law research reveals significant complexities underlying the use of law as an effective tool to improve health outcomes across populations. The challenges of applying public health law in practice are no easier. Attorneys, public health officials, and diverse partners in the public and private sectors collaborate on the front lines to forge pathways to advance population health through law. Meeting this objective amidst competing interests requires strong practice skills to shift through sensitive and sometimes urgent calls for action to address known threats to the health of individuals and the community. It also necessitates objective, timely information and national and regional legal support.

Public Health Law: The Values of Global Collaboration

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (S4) ◽  
pp. 30-32
Author(s):  
Myongsei Sohn
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
World Health ◽  
Director General ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Public Health Law ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
American Society ◽  
Health Organization

I would like to extend my appreciation to the planning committee of this outstanding conference, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME) for allowing me to have this great opportunity to share my experience in teaching and studying medical and public health law and ethics with my U.S. colleagues. This morning, USA Today is reporting that Brundtland, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), finally declared that the aggressive control measures have stopped SARS. I think it is a special achievement on her part as she departs the WHO in less than two weeks. The new Director General of the WHO, JW Lee, is a close friend of mine.

Improving Information on Public Health Law Best Practices for Obesity Prevention and Control

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (S1) ◽  
pp. 99-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan R. Tortolero ◽  
Karyn Popham ◽  
Peter D. Jacobson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Public Health Law ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
American Society ◽  
And Control

This paper is the companion to “Assessment of Information on Public Health Law Best Practices for Obesity Prevention and Control,” and the fourth of four action papers produced as part of the National Summit on Legal Preparedness for Obesity Prevention and Control, convened June 2008 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the American Society for Law, Medicine Ethics. The four action papers present options to address gaps in the four core elements of public health legal preparedness as outlined in the relevant companion papers. The four core elements are: (1) laws and legal authorities; (2) legal competencies for public health professionals to apply those laws and authorities; (3) coordination of law-based efforts across jurisdictions and sectors, and (4) information on public health law best practices.

Guidelines for Reviewing National Public Health Law

Medicne pravo ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
Andre den Exter ◽  
◽  
Alexey Goryainov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Public Health Law ◽  
National Public Health

Routine Screening of Women for Gonorrhea (Is "Offer" of Tests Enough?)

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-124
Author(s):  
Selig H. Katz
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New York ◽  
New York State ◽  
Termination Of Pregnancy ◽  
Routine Screening ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Public Health Law ◽  
York State ◽  
The Public ◽  
State Resident

In a letter published in the August 1973 issue, Dr. Hania W. Ris suggests routine screening of women for gonorrhea. A recently enacted amendment to the Public Health Law of New York State requires all physicians, clinics or facilities providing gynecological, obstetrical, contraceptive, sterilization or termination-of-pregnancy services or treatment to offer to administer to every New York State resident coming for such services or treatment, appropriate tests for the detection of syphilis and gonorrhea.

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