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: The Pandemic Policy Excuse of ‘Meeting People Where They Are’ The Pandemic Policy Excuse of ‘Meeting People Where They Are’
Even where interventions are unpopular, the pursuit of a just world cannot be reduced to a popularity contest.
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Read more: The Government Needs to Construct On, Not Off, Ramps to Combat the Latest Wave of COVID The Government Needs to Construct On, Not Off, Ramps to Combat the Latest Wave of COVID
The federal government is failing to use the powers it has beyond vaccine mandates to create much needed on-ramps for mitigation measures.
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Read more: Déjà Vu All Over Again Déjà Vu All Over Again
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us time and time again that whatever progress we make in curbing transmission of the virus is fragile and easily reversed.
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Read more: Social Distancing, Social Protest, and the Social Constitution of a New Body of Law Social Distancing, Social Protest, and the Social Constitution of a New Body of Law
The emerging law of social distancing is vital to the future of public health. And social protests are playing an important role in these developments.
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Read more: 6 Actions the Federal Government Should Take in Response to the Delta Variant 6 Actions the Federal Government Should Take in Response to the Delta Variant
The federal government needs to find a way to forget past mistakes and misjudgments in the face of a new threat.
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Read more: What Can the Federal Government Do When States Make Dangerous Decisions? What Can the Federal Government Do When States Make Dangerous Decisions?
The federal government has all the power it needs to stop the actions of individual states that put the entire nation at risk.
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Read more: The Only Constant is Resistance to Change: A Flaw in the US Response to Public Health Crises The Only Constant is Resistance to Change: A Flaw in the US Response to Public Health Crises
Law’s inherent bias towards stability is poorly suited to the challenges of addressing rapidly evolving public health crises.
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Read more: Passing the Buck: What the CDC Guidance on Masks Gets Wrong About Public Health Passing the Buck: What the CDC Guidance on Masks Gets Wrong About Public Health
This shift in policy unfairly burdens small businesses and individuals to be the guardians of public health.
