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.
coronavirus pandemic
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Read more: Failures of Imagination in Public Health Policy Failures of Imagination in Public Health Policy
If public health is to prosper, we will need to overcome the after-effects of several failures of imagination.
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Read more: The End of Public Health? An Introduction to the Symposium The End of Public Health? An Introduction to the Symposium
Certain aspects of public health law as we know it are dead. In this symposium, we propose a path forward to create a “new public health” from the ashes.
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Read more: Bill of Health’s Top 10 Posts of 2022 Bill of Health’s Top 10 Posts of 2022
The top ten most-read articles published on Bill of Health in 2022.
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Read more: Could Amtrak’s Quiet Car Be a Model for COVID-19 Travel Policies? Could Amtrak’s Quiet Car Be a Model for COVID-19 Travel Policies?
Amtrak, airlines, public transit, and other transportation companies should provide must-mask options for passengers who need or want them.
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Read more: How the Unpredictable Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Infection Pose a Challenge That Tort Law Cannot Meet How the Unpredictable Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Infection Pose a Challenge That Tort Law Cannot Meet
Statutes of limitation present a significant hurdle for plaintiffs experiencing harms from COVID-19 infection.
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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: The Supreme Court Threatens to Undermine Vaccination Decisions Entrusted to the States The Supreme Court Threatens to Undermine Vaccination Decisions Entrusted to the States
The Supreme Court seems poised to say that the existence of a secular medical exemption to vaccine mandates means a state must offer a religious exemption.
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Read more: Sweet Land of Immunity Sweet Land of Immunity
But in the crisis, / immunities rained down, / Tossed freely around like candy at a 4th of July parade
