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Kerri McGowan Lowrey's slides for CSG/ERC Annual Meeting 2015.TRANSCRIPT
The Network for Public Health Law Kerri McGowan Lowrey, JD, MPH Deputy Director, Eastern Region Council of State Governments Annual Meeting August 18, 2015 Wilmington, DE
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Who? » Funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The mission of the Foundation is to improve the health and health care of all Americans. Our goal is clear: To help our society transform itself for the be<er.
» One National Coordinating Center Donna Levin, Executive Director
» Five Regional Offices Northern, Western, Mid-‐‑States, Southeastern, Eastern
» Three Existing Program Partners 1. Public Health Law Research Program 2. Change Lab Solutions 3. Public Health Law Center/Tobacco Control Legal Consortium
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Who? » Everyone working in public health who joins the Network, including: National, state, tribal, and local public health officials, their staff and their a<orneys;
Advocacy and educational organizations; Public health, medical and social science researchers; AND…
YOU! We have a Student Network, too!
Visit www.networkforphl.org to join.
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What?
The Network for Public Health Law connects and serves individuals and organizations commi<ed to applying the law to improve public health. An interconnected web . . . .
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Why?
The purpose of the Network is to increase the use and the effectiveness of public health laws in protecting, promoting and improving public health.
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How? » Three primary services/functions: Technical Assistance Proactive Deliverables Fact Sheets, Issue Briefs, Webinars, Model Laws 50-‐‑State Surveys Blog, Updates, Alerts
Creating a Network of Experts
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Lobbying Restriction The Network does not directly communicate its positions on specific public health legislation. The Network strives to inform and improve public health; it does not “lobby.” However, technical legal assistance is available to legislators and others interested in developing and pursuing sound public health policy through the passage of statutes or ordinances or development of regulations. That assistance includes:
» Sharing relevant data and research,
» Analyzing potential legal hurdles,
» Providing expert testimony at legislative hearings,
» Other supportive action.
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Hydrofracturing (“Fracking”)
• Fracking, Water Quality, and Public Health Webinar • Summary of Federal Regs. and Regulatory Gaps
Medical Marijuana • Medical Marijuana: Unanticipated Legal Consequences and Lessons
Learned
Tobacco Regulation • Brief of Amici Curiae Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition and
Legal Resource Center; Altria v. Good, U.S. Supreme Court, 129 S. Ct. 538 (2008)
• Electronic Cigare<es, Fact-‐‑Sheet
• Hookah, 50-‐‑State Survey
• Flavored Tobacco Products, Model Ordinance
• Smoke-‐‑Free Multiunit Housing
Sample Eastern Region Work
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Youth Sports-‐‑Related TBI
• 50 State (and DC) Compilation of Laws • Return-‐‑to-‐‑Learn Issue Brief
Youth Sports and Health Promotion • Blog: Laws and Policies Can Ensure Health Benefits of
Competitive Sports Extend to All Children
Injury Prevention • Teen Driving Laws, Fact Sheets
• Motorcycle Helmet Laws, Fact Sheets
• Elder drivers issue brief and 50-‐‑state compilation
Oral Health • Dental Auxiliary Scope of Practice Laws
Specialty Courts
• Court Watch Montgomery
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Food Safety and Security
• Food Safety Modernization Act Primers
• Produce Safety Regulations
• Food Transport Regulations
• Raw Milk-‐‑50 State Survey
• State Regulation of Dietary Supplements
• Legal Interventions to Address Food Deserts
Public Nuisance
• Guidance Document for Local Health Officers in NH
Interpersonal Violence and Child Maltreatment
• Child Custody and Visitation • Housing Rights/Protections • Child Maltreatment Reporting Laws • Maltreatment Records and Central Registries
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Obesity and Hypertension Prevention
• Workplace Wellness Programs and the Affordable Care Act
• Childcare and School Nutrition and Physical Activity: Laws and Best Practices
• Energy Drinks, Fact-‐‑Sheet
Public Health Powers/Local Authority
• County and Municipal Public Health Powers
• Board of Health Powers
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Requesting Assistance is Easy! Call us: 410-‐‑706-‐‑5575 Email us: [email protected] Visit our website: www.networkforphl.org/join_the_network/
QUESTIONS?
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Network for Public Health Law, Eastern Region Kathleen Hoke, JD Director [email protected] 410-‐‑706-‐‑1294 Kerri McGowan Lowrey, JD, MPH Deputy Director [email protected] 410-‐‑706-‐‑5994
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