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The Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University Beasley School of Law received funding for three projects to support researchers from CPHLR to provide technical assistance related to health equity and the social determinants of health to public health departments. It will also support topically specific legal epidemiology projects focused on statutory and regulatory policy related to HIV and efforts to increase evidence-based decision-making about policies that support the health of children with neurodevelopmental disorders. This funding complements the parent award announced in August 2024 that supports CPHLR and the College of Public Health.

Boston Children’s Hospital, Brown University School of Public Health, Vital Village Networks, and Temple University’s Center for Public Health Law Research Selected for RWJF Grant to Strengthen Research, Methods, and Advocacy to Address Structural Racism

While most states and US territories have laws that specifically govern some aspect of debt collection lawsuits, the laws vary widely and offer few protections for consumers, according to new data released by the Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University Beasley School of Law.

The Network for Public Health Law has announced the launch of the Racial Equity Dataset, an interactive online tool that provides extensive data on enacted laws in the 2021 and 2022 legislative cycles related to furthering or hindering racial equity, across the 50 U.S. states.