Sentinel Surveillance of Emerging Laws Limiting Public Health Emergency Orders

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Tracking DatabasesDataset tracking laws that limited executive authority (either for governors, state health agencies, and/or state health officials) to use emergency orders to respond to public health emergencies, especially in the context of COVID-19. Click Here For...

Why Proposed Legislation to End Judicial Deference to Executive Agencies Matters for Public Health

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Public Health Authority and Legal PrimersResource providing information on recent legislation attempting to end judicial deference to state agencies, along with a fact sheet explaining the concept of judicial deference and its relation to public health authority....

What is Public Health Authority FAQ

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Public Health Authority and Legal PrimersProvides information related to preemption more broadly, with a focus on specific ways to focus communications on preemption (i.e. about preemption to different lawmakers, about preemption to organizers). PDF download. Click...

Public Health Communications Collaborative

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Communications and MessagingBroader web resource for public health practitioners to support a variety of public health communications, including messaging on how to use plain language and how to use language that builds community trust. Click...

Evidence-Based Policymaking

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Communications and MessagingA number of web resources on how to frame evidence-based and data-focused discussion as it relates to policymaking. Click...