As we close out our 15th year as a research center, we are so grateful to our team and for the support and collaboration from our funders and partners. This year saw so many major milestones: a new cooperative agreement with CDC, the launch of an improved MonQcle software and LawAtlas.org, and five new staff members, three legal interns, and three practicum students welcomed to our team.
We break down our year month-by-month below, but here are some highlights:
The outcome of the upcoming presidential election between Vice President Harris and former President Trump will have a strong impact on the lives of many Americans. During election season, public health is always on the ballot. We have asked our experts in topics such as abortion, drug policy, preemption, and employment law to share what they're watching for, the outcomes or changes they hope to see after the election, and possible impacts on the policy landscape surrounding these public health issues.
Center for Public Health Law Research (CPHLR) conducted a Q&A with Deputy Director Lindsay Cloud, JD, PhD(c), an expert in intimate partner violence and public health law.
Kalee Fahndrich explores her research on the pressing need for policies to tackle the impacts of extreme heat. Discover how local, state, and federal initiatives are adapting to safeguard vulnerable populations from escalating temperatures.
Leslie Hoglund, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Community & Environmental Health at Old Dominion University, recently worked with legislators and colleagues in Virginia to pass SB 192, which amended and expanded qualification requirements for local health directors, redesigning a restrictive policy that left nearly one-quarter of districts without permanent leadership. We spoke with Dr. Hoglund to learn more about how this transpired, any lessons learned in advocacy and policy support, and what’s next.
Launching a new course is an exciting endeavor, if a little nerve-wracking, for the faculty member introducing the content to its newest audience. Juan Hincapie-Castillo, PharmD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology at UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, jumped into the pool spring semester 2024 with Chapel Hill’s newest course for graduate MPH and PhD students: Introduction to Legal Epidemiology.
No matter how carefully the rest of a legal epidemiology study is designed and conducted, if the legal data are not transparent and rigorous, the study’s findings must be considered unreliable. Here are three important factors to consider when assessing legal data sources.
As we mark International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, celebrating people who are transgender and their contributions to our communities, the day also serves as an opportunity to raise awareness of the ongoing discrimination faced by trans people, particularly in the form of legislation in the United States.
Americans are deeply in debt. In the fourth quarter of 2023, total household debt increased by $212 billion to reach $17.5 trillion, according to a report by the Center for Microeconomic Data.
