Federalizing Public Health
The most promising path forward in public health is to continue recognizing federal authority and responsibility in this space.
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Read more: The End of Public Health? It’s Not Dead Yet The End of Public Health? It’s Not Dead Yet
Older federal health laws are on a downward spiral to address modern health problems, but the spiraling can reversed — if Congress acts.
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Read more: Public Health Law’s Future Begins in the Classroom Public Health Law’s Future Begins in the Classroom
For public health law to survive, it needs a good defense. It needs passionate advocates.
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Read more: Strategic Maneuvers in Response to COVID-19 Denialist Laws and Policies Strategic Maneuvers in Response to COVID-19 Denialist Laws and Policies
Public health officials and their partners have fought and won against denialist laws using innovative arguments to counter antithetical approaches.
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Read more: Employers and the Future of Public Health Employers and the Future of Public Health
As state and federal public health authority erodes, employers may increasingly find themselves playing a central role in promoting public health.
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Read more: How the Supreme Court’s Judicial Activism Compromises Public Health How the Supreme Court’s Judicial Activism Compromises Public Health
The Supreme Court is willing to subordinate public health policies to pet interests in boosting religious freedom and dismantling the administrative state.
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Read more: Hospitals That Ditch Masks Risk Exposure Hospitals That Ditch Masks Risk Exposure
Science, law, and the principle of “do not harm” all concur about the path to keeping patients safe from disease and hospitals safe from liability.
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Read more: Unmasking Public Health Unmasking Public Health
It is time for our public health entities to reinvigorate their role as a force of legal and moral suasion to protect the public’s health.
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Read more: Overhauling our Federal Courts to Preserve and Advance Public Health Overhauling our Federal Courts to Preserve and Advance Public Health
Judicial partisanship is a major threat to public health. Congress should implement reforms to address this problem at its roots.
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Read more: Rebuilding Trust in Public Health and Public Health Law Rebuilding Trust in Public Health and Public Health Law
As we rebuild trust in public health, we can begin to work toward reinstatement of public health law’s essential tools.
