Repository Key

Description

This key should be used as a companion piece to the Environmental Scan to assist users in navigating both the labels used in the Environmental Scan spreadsheet and the categories and tags added to organize the available resources. The key includes definitions of terms and tags used in the spreadsheet as of June 4, 2024.

Although public health authority is used as a content tag, all resources in the repository will pertain to public health authority to some degree. The legal concept of ‘public health authority’ refers to the legal ability of a government entity to protect and promote the public’s health and health equity.

Resource Categories

Public Health Authority and Legal Primers: Resources that broadly explain legal powers of government entities to protect and promote the public’s health, health equity, and other legal concepts.

Communications and Messaging: Resources that provide guidance on structuring communication to various audiences.

Tracking Databases: Resources that strictly include state-level trackers of enacted legislation, bills, and other legal and policy changes.

Tracking Findings and Trends: Resources that provide greater analysis of state-level findings and other trends in public health authority and public health law.