The Network for Public Health Law Kerri McGowan Lowrey, JD, MPH Deputy Director, Eastern Region Council  of  State  Governments  Annual  Meeting  August  18,  2015  Wilmington,  DE

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Who? »  Funded  by  Robert  Wood  Johnson  Foundation The  mission  of  the  Foundation  is  to  improve  the  health  and  health  care  of  all  Americans.  Our  goal  is  clear:  To  help  our  society  transform  itself  for  the  be<er.

» One  National  Coordinating  Center Donna  Levin,  Executive  Director

»  Five  Regional  Offices Northern,  Western,  Mid-­‐‑States,  Southeastern,  Eastern

»  Three  Existing  Program  Partners 1.  Public  Health  Law  Research  Program   2.  Change  Lab  Solutions 3.  Public  Health  Law  Center/Tobacco  Control  Legal  Consortium

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Who? » Everyone  working  in  public  health  who  joins  the  Network,  including: National,  state,  tribal,  and  local  public  health  officials,  their  staff  and  their  a<orneys;

 

Advocacy and educational organizations; Public health, medical and social science researchers; AND…

YOU! We have a Student Network, too!

Visit www.networkforphl.org to join.

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What?

The  Network  for  Public  Health  Law  connects  and  serves  individuals  and  organizations  commi<ed  to  applying  the  law  to  improve  public  health. An  interconnected  web  .  .  .  .  

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Why?

The  purpose  of  the  Network  is  to  increase  the  use  and  the  effectiveness  of  public  health  laws  in  protecting,  promoting  and  improving  public  health.

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How? » Three  primary  services/functions: Technical  Assistance Proactive  Deliverables Fact  Sheets,  Issue  Briefs,  Webinars,  Model  Laws 50-­‐‑State  Surveys Blog,  Updates,  Alerts

Creating  a  Network  of  Experts

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Lobbying Restriction The  Network  does  not  directly  communicate  its  positions  on  specific  public  health  legislation.  The  Network  strives  to  inform  and  improve  public  health;  it  does  not  “lobby.”  However,  technical  legal  assistance  is  available  to  legislators  and  others  interested  in  developing  and  pursuing  sound  public  health  policy  through  the  passage  of  statutes  or  ordinances  or  development  of  regulations.  That  assistance  includes:

» Sharing relevant data and research,

» Analyzing potential legal hurdles,

» Providing expert testimony at legislative hearings,

» Other supportive action.

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Hydrofracturing  (“Fracking”)

•  Fracking,  Water  Quality,  and  Public    Health  Webinar •  Summary  of  Federal  Regs.  and  Regulatory  Gaps

Medical  Marijuana •  Medical  Marijuana:  Unanticipated  Legal  Consequences  and  Lessons  

Learned

Tobacco  Regulation •  Brief  of  Amici  Curiae  Maryland  Consumer  Rights  Coalition  and  

Legal  Resource  Center;  Altria  v.  Good,  U.S.  Supreme  Court,  129  S.  Ct.  538  (2008)

•  Electronic  Cigare<es,  Fact-­‐‑Sheet

•  Hookah,  50-­‐‑State  Survey

•  Flavored  Tobacco  Products,  Model  Ordinance

•  Smoke-­‐‑Free  Multiunit  Housing  

Sample Eastern Region Work

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Youth  Sports-­‐‑Related  TBI

•  50  State  (and  DC)  Compilation  of  Laws   •  Return-­‐‑to-­‐‑Learn  Issue  Brief

Youth  Sports  and  Health  Promotion •  Blog:  Laws  and  Policies  Can  Ensure  Health  Benefits  of  

Competitive  Sports  Extend  to  All  Children

Injury  Prevention •  Teen  Driving  Laws,  Fact  Sheets

•  Motorcycle  Helmet  Laws,  Fact  Sheets

•  Elder  drivers  issue  brief  and  50-­‐‑state  compilation

Oral  Health •  Dental  Auxiliary  Scope  of  Practice  Laws

Specialty  Courts

•  Court  Watch  Montgomery

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Food  Safety  and  Security

•  Food  Safety  Modernization  Act  Primers

•  Produce  Safety  Regulations

•  Food  Transport  Regulations

•  Raw  Milk-­‐‑50  State  Survey

•  State  Regulation  of  Dietary  Supplements

•  Legal  Interventions  to  Address  Food  Deserts

Public  Nuisance

•  Guidance  Document  for  Local  Health  Officers  in  NH

Interpersonal  Violence  and  Child  Maltreatment

•  Child  Custody  and  Visitation •  Housing  Rights/Protections •  Child  Maltreatment  Reporting  Laws •  Maltreatment  Records  and  Central  Registries

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Obesity  and  Hypertension  Prevention  

•  Workplace  Wellness  Programs  and  the  Affordable  Care  Act

•  Childcare  and  School  Nutrition  and  Physical  Activity:  Laws  and  Best  Practices  

•  Energy  Drinks,  Fact-­‐‑Sheet

Public  Health  Powers/Local  Authority    

•  County  and  Municipal  Public  Health  Powers  

•  Board  of  Health  Powers  

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