Author Q&A: State Preemption of Inclusionary Zoning Policies and Health Outcomes
Overall, adults living in states that preempt inclusionary zoning were more likely to have poor self-rated health status compared to adults in other states.
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Read more: A Look at Florida’s Decade-Long Effort to Curb the Opioid Epidemic A Look at Florida’s Decade-Long Effort to Curb the Opioid Epidemic
Over the years, Florida has implemented legal and regulatory responses to the opioid epidemic that have been met with both success and continued challenges.
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Read more: Jails and COVID-19: An Overlooked Public Health Crisis in Philadelphia Jails and COVID-19: An Overlooked Public Health Crisis in Philadelphia
Jails and prisons have continuously struggled to stop the spread of COVID-19 cases. Philadelphia offers an unfortunate case study.
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Read more: Obstacles and Advances to Accessing Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Obstacles and Advances to Accessing Medication for Opioid Use Disorder
There are a number of barriers — both legal and cultural — that prevent patients from accessing the treatment they need for opioid use disorder.
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Read more: How Policy Surveillance Might Help to Counter the Opioid Epidemic How Policy Surveillance Might Help to Counter the Opioid Epidemic
The astonishing number of opioid overdoses in the is attributable in part to the lack of legislation to curb over-prescription.
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Read more: Preemption, Paid Leave, and the Health of America Preemption, Paid Leave, and the Health of America
By Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research As the United States continues its response to a seemingly inevitable coronavirus epidemic, experts in law and public health are stressing the importance of supportive social safety nets to ensure an equitable and fair response to the virus’s spread. If you are one of the nearly…
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Read more: Increased Restrictions and Court Activity for Reproductive Rights in the US in 2019 Increased Restrictions and Court Activity for Reproductive Rights in the US in 2019
By The Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research The landscape of abortion law in the United States saw increases in targeted restrictions in 2019, but also some efforts to protect access by state governments and courts, according to new data published this week to LawAtlas.org. The data capture abortion-focused statutes and regulations (or…
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Read more: Tracking Youth Electronic Cigarette Laws with Policy Surveillance Tracking Youth Electronic Cigarette Laws with Policy Surveillance
By Justine Fuga Just last year, one in five high school students and one in 20 middle school students across the country used electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). According to the 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey, more than 3.6 million middle and high school students used electronic cigarettes, more than double the number of youth using e-cigarettes…
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Read more: Inclusionary Zoning Laws offer Opportunity to Combat Low Income Residency Exclusion Inclusionary Zoning Laws offer Opportunity to Combat Low Income Residency Exclusion
By Lilo Blank Gentrification is highly contentious as it transforms neighborhoods from low to high value. A National Community Reinvestment Coalition study shows that gentrification and subsequent displacement has increased in urban areas within the last decade, with black and Hispanic residents among the most affected. Proponents of gentrifying neighborhoods point to the economic benefits for communities…
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Read more: ICE Raids Hold Health Implications Beyond Borders ICE Raids Hold Health Implications Beyond Borders
Health challenges for immigrant communities likely just became much more complicated even after planned ICE raids never materialized this weekend.
