CPHLR at the 2018 Public Health Law Conference
Monday, September 24, 2018
Staff from the Center for Public Health Law Research will be present at the 2018 Public Health Law Conference, October 3-6 in Phoenix, AZ, to present our research.
News
CPHLR Welcomes New Fellow Omar Martinez
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Omar Martinez, JD, MPH, joined as the Center’s third Research Fellow on September 1.
CPHLR Fellows: Brian Lockwood, PhD
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Brian Lockwood, PhD, joins CPHLR's Research Fellows Program today.
Dr. Lockwood will collaborate with the Center to identify the spatial characteristics of medically-assisted treatment for those affected by the opioid epidemic in New Jersey and the surrounding states.
Dr. Lockwood is an associate professor in the department of criminal justice at Monmouth University in New Jersey.
CPHLR Welcomes its First Research Fellow
Monday, July 2, 2018
The Center for Public Health Law Research welcomes Megan Hatch, PhD as its first Research Fellow today. Dr. Hatch is an assistant professor at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University.
Scott Burris Receives Jay Healey Health Law Teachers Award
Friday, June 8, 2018
Scott Burris, JD, professor at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law and Director of the Center for Public Health Law Research, was awarded the prestigious Jay Healey Health Law Teachers Award today, June 8, 2018. The award was presented during a lunchtime ceremony at the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2018 Health Law Professors Conference at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
Scott Burris and Abraham Gutman on "This Week in Health Law"
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Director Scott Burris and Project Coordinator Abraham Gutman joined "This Week in Health Law" to discuss the failures associated with the Fair Housing Act, including the delayed implementation of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, the eviction epidemic highlighted in Matthew Desmond’s book "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City," the tragedy of the silos in public health interventions, and the application of the concept of “health in all policies” to the housing crisis.
Maps Outlining State Fair Housing Laws, State Landlord-Tenant Laws, and City Nuisance Property Laws are Now Available on LawAtlas
Friday, February 16, 2018
Three new datasets covering housing related laws were published today on LawAtlas.org, the Center for Public Health Research website dedicated to empirical legal datasets. The three datasets are:
CPHLR at APHA 2017
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Our team will be heading to Atlanta November 4-8, 2017 to participate in the American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting. If you're joining us there, or following along from afar, here's what you can expect from the Center for Public Health Law Research and our programs.
Webinar Series: Crafting Richer Public Health Messages — Gaining Broad Policy Support in Politically Polarized Times
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Designed for public health practitioners, lawyers, researchers and scientists, government and healthcare officials, and business and community leaders, this three-part webinar series hosted by the Network for Public Health Law and the American Society for Law, Medicine and Ethics, will explore the interdisciplinary messaging teamwork necessary to fashion legal and policy interventions in these politically polarized times.
Town Hall on Health and Well-being
Saturday, September 30, 2017
The Center for Public Health Law Research will join a town hall panel to discuss how the current political and legal environment may impact health and well-being.