Reclaiming Salus Populi
Public health law needs its own long-term plan. Such a strategy must re-establish salus populi, the recognition that public health is central to law.
Social Determinants of Health
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Read more: Tracking Public Health Authority Changes from 2021 & 2022 Legislative Sessions Tracking Public Health Authority Changes from 2021 & 2022 Legislative Sessions
New research capture details of legislation addressing emergency health authority introduced between January 1, 2021, and May 20, 2022.
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Read more: How New Anxiety Screening Guidelines Can Reduce Inequities in Mental Health Care for Black Women How New Anxiety Screening Guidelines Can Reduce Inequities in Mental Health Care for Black Women
Screening all adults for anxiety and all Black women for depression could facilitate access to care and counter stigma.
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Read more: Author Q&A: Hilary Wething on US Paid Sick Leave Policy Impacts Author Q&A: Hilary Wething on US Paid Sick Leave Policy Impacts
Wething’s research investigates the impact of state paid sick leave laws on influenza-like-illness rates.
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Read more: Call for Submissions – Symposium on Disability and Climate Change Call for Submissions – Symposium on Disability and Climate Change
Contribute to a digital symposium on the rights and agency of persons with disabilities in the climate crisis.
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Read more: What Happened to the COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver? What Happened to the COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver?
The negotiations leading to the WTO Decision proved once again the inadequacy of the debate over intellectual property rights.
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Read more: The Unfurling Crisis of Unfunded Isolation, Testing, and Treatment of Infectious Disease in the US The Unfurling Crisis of Unfunded Isolation, Testing, and Treatment of Infectious Disease in the US
Infection in this country can force people into (or deeper into) a viral underclass.
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Read more: U.S. Eviction Policy is Harming Children: The Case for Sustainable Eviction Prevention to Promote Health Equity U.S. Eviction Policy is Harming Children: The Case for Sustainable Eviction Prevention to Promote Health Equity
The approach to housing policy in this moment will dictate both the status of health equity and the extent of childhood well-being across the country.
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Read more: Fighting Diagnostic Discrimination and Stigma in Monkeypox Fighting Diagnostic Discrimination and Stigma in Monkeypox
Amid the U.S. monkeypox outbreak, phlebotomists from Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics reportedly turned away blood samples for testing.
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Read more: The Struggle to Survive in the Pandemic Prison The Struggle to Survive in the Pandemic Prison
The mental health strain of increased isolation, only sporadic access to showers, and a lack of programming pushed many over the edge.
