Policy Proposals for Improving Air Quality in Schools
Investments in better ventilation and air filtration in schools are critically important to the health of students and communities.
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Read more: Playing the Long Game for Public Health Law Playing the Long Game for Public Health Law
A persuasive political case must be made to bolster public health law and invest in the capacity of the public health system.
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Read more: Federalizing Public Health 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: 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: The Mask-Optional DEI Initiative The Mask-Optional DEI Initiative
I will be direct: schools that have officially departed from masking are stating an ongoing commitment to purposeful exclusion.
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Read more: Providing Clean Air in Indoor Spaces: Moving Beyond Accommodations Towards Barrier Removal Providing Clean Air in Indoor Spaces: Moving Beyond Accommodations Towards Barrier Removal
Framing unclean air as a barrier in the built environment may help secure the benefit of indoor air quality standards.
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Read more: Negotiating Masks in the Workplace: When the ADA Does and Does Not Apply Negotiating Masks in the Workplace: When the ADA Does and Does Not Apply
Workplaces are, by and large, no longer safe for employees who are high-risk for serious illness or death from COVID-19.
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Read more: Reconsidering Mask Mandates Reconsidering Mask Mandates
Removing mask requirements means rejecting yet another public health tool to control the pandemic and protect our health care system.
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Read more: Mask Mandates, Unmasked Mask Mandates, Unmasked
Biden ordered a mask mandate on his 1st day in office. Did he have the legal power to do this? It it enforceable? How will states react?
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Read more: The Case for Face Shields: Improving the COVID-19 Public Health Policy Toolkit The Case for Face Shields: Improving the COVID-19 Public Health Policy Toolkit
In this post, we discuss the benefits of face shields as a substitute to face masks in the context of public health policy.
