PUBLIC HEALTH LAW REPOSITORY 

The CSTE Public Health Law Repository helps state, Tribal, local and territorial epidemiologists understand public health authority, legal limits, and the power to enforce public health measures. It provides resources to support public health officials in navigating laws and regulations.

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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.

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.

Advocacy to Education

Resources that provide guidance on structuring communication to various audiences.

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public health authority

health equity

public health preemption

COVID-19

emergency orders

general preemption

vaccines

For questions and/or to suggest a resource that should be added to the repository, contact us publichealthlaw@cste.org  

This publication was supported in part by the Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Cooperative Agreement Number NU38OT000297. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors of the content and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC or CSTE