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The Network for Public Health Law (NPHL) is an American nonprofit that offers legal support to public health officials across the United States.[1][2] NPHL launched in September 2010, a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a grant making organization that focuses on health care policy.[3][4] NPHL is funded and supported by various groups, including the Centers for Disease Control's Health Law Program, the American Bar Association, the American Public Health Association, the De Beaumont Foundation, and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.[5][6][7]

Activities

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Flint Water Crisis

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NPHL is known for its work documenting the Flint Water Crisis.[8][9] In 2019, they published a report in partnership with the University of Michigan School of Public Health, highlighting the unchecked legal authority on local government, and lack of accountability and preparedness during public health disasters.[10][11]

Harm Reduction

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Through their Harm Reduction Legal Project, NPHL works to address the legal and policy barriers that impede the establishment and expansion of evidence-based harm reduction measures such as naloxone distribution, syringe access programs, and access to evidence-based substance use disorder treatment.[12][13][14]

In partnership with researchers from New York University, and the CDC, NPHL released a report that concluded that the controversial Oregon law decriminalizing drugs, Oregon Ballot Measure 110, did not lead to increased drug use or drug overdoses.[15][16]

Abortion

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On June 28, 2023, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, NPHL issued a memo outlining various means through which the federal government could curtail state power to limit access to abortion, including recommending the Biden administration use the Stafford Act and National Emergencies Act to declare the overturning of Roe v. Wade a national public health emergency.[17][18] They have advocated for abortion rights in various states, highlighting the limited abortion protections explicitly outlined in individual states laws and policies.[19][20]

COVID-19

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In June 2023, NPHL released a report that examined laws and policies being enacted across the U.S. in governance, funding, health equity, infrastructure, workforce, and public health interventions, as related to COVID-19.[21] They have advocated for future pandemic preparedness policies.[22][23][24]

Leadership

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Vineeta Gupta is the executive director of Network for Public Health Law and oversees the day-to-day operations of the organization.[25][26][27]

Advisory Board

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NPHL's nine-person advisory board includes public health official, Barbara Ferrer of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, and Umair Shah of the Washington State Department of Health.[28]

References

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  1. ^ Magazine, Undark (2021-04-19). "A Year Into Covid, States Debate Public Health Shutdown Powers". Undark Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  2. ^ "Network for Public Health Law". Center for Sharing Public Health Services. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  3. ^ Burris, Scott; Ashe, Marice; Levin, Donna; Penn, Matthew; Larkin, Michelle (2016). "A Transdisciplinary Approach to Public Health Law: The Emerging Practice of Legal Epidemiology". Annual Review of Public Health. 37: 135–148. doi:10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032315-021841. ISSN 0163-7525. PMC 5703193. PMID 26667606.
  4. ^ Hodge, James G.; Barraza, Leila; Bernstein, Jennifer; Chu, Courtney; Collmer, Veda; Davis, Corey; Griest, Megan M.; Hammer, Monica S.; Krueger, Jill; Lowrey, Kerri McGowan; Orenstein, Daniel G. (2013). "Major trends in public health law and practice: a network national report". The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics: A Journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics. 41 (3): 737–745. doi:10.1111/jlme.12084. ISSN 1748-720X. PMID 24088165. S2CID 206083304.
  5. ^ "Our Supporters & Partners". Network for Public Health Law. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  6. ^ Miller, Mark (2018-02-01). "Learning from the Flint Water Crisis: Report, Handbook, and Law Primer". de Beaumont Foundation. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  7. ^ "Stop Harassment Against Workforce". We Stand With Public Health. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  8. ^ rfonger1@mlive.com, Ron Fonger | (2020-04-29). "Near total authority of emergency managers impacted Flint water crisis, UM study says". mlive. Retrieved 2024-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "USA TODAY". www.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  10. ^ Boufides, Colleen Healy; Gable, Lance; Jacobson, Peter D. (2019). "Learning from the Flint Water Crisis: Restoring and Improving Public Health Practice, Accountability, and Trust". Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics. 47 (S2): 23–26. doi:10.1177/1073110519857310. ISSN 1073-1105. PMID 31298121.
  11. ^ Bouffard, Leonard N. Fleming, and Karen. "Snyder partly to blame for Flint crisis, UM report says". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2024-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ gazetteterrymurphy (2024-01-22). "Drug overdose deaths remain high. Fentanyl test strips may help". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  13. ^ Otterman, Sharon (2023-03-24). "Hidden Fentanyl Can Kill. Test Strips Can Help Make Drug Use Safer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  14. ^ "CDC: Harm Reduction Legal Project at the Network for Public Health Law".
  15. ^ "Study says drug decriminalization in Oregon did not cause more overdose deaths". opb. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  16. ^ Times, Claire Withycombe / The Seattle (2023-09-29). "New study suggests looser Washington drug laws do not mean more overdose deaths". The Daily Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  17. ^ Kimball, Spencer (2022-07-15). "Biden could declare a public health emergency to expand abortion access, but it would face a tremendous legal fight". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  18. ^ González, Oriana. "HHS weighs abortion access actions, including possible health emergency declaration". Axios.
  19. ^ "The Arizona Republic Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts". subscribe.azcentral.com. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  20. ^ McLaughlin, Kate (2022-06-24). "Valdes Lupi: Dobbs decision dramatically widens health equity gap". Kresge Foundation. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  21. ^ "Innovative Laws and Policies for a Post-Pandemic Public Health System | PHERN". phern.communitycommons.org. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  22. ^ Rio, Giulia McDonnell Nieto del (2021-03-27). "Covid-19: About a Third of U.S. Adults Have Received at Least One Dose of a Vaccine". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  23. ^ ACC, Montrece McNeill Ransom, JD, MPH; MS, Laura Magana Valladares, PhD (2021-08-26). Public Health Law: Concepts and Case Studies. Springer Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-8261-8204-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Cohen, I. Glenn; Hoffman, Allison K.; Sage, William M. (2017). The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Health Law. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-936652-1.
  25. ^ "Colloquium: The Inequitable Burden of Obesity and Noncommunicable Disease". www.law.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  26. ^ Dame, Marketing Communications: Web | University of Notre (2023-01-24). "Vineeta Gupta, '04 LL.M. | The Law School | University of Notre Dame". The Law School. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  27. ^ "Vineeta Gupta, M.D., J.D., LL.M Archives". Network for Public Health Law. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  28. ^ "Who We Are". Network for Public Health Law. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
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