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Recent State Legislative Attempts to Restructure Public Health Authority: The Good, The Bad, and The Way Forward.

Darlene Huang BriggsElizabeth PlattLeslie Zellers
Published in: The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (2024)
The COVID-19 pandemic spurred legal and policy attacks against foundational public health authorities. Act for Public Health - a partnership of public health law organizations - has tracked legislative activity since January 2021. This article describes that activity, highlighting 2023 bills primarily related to vaccine requirements and policy innovations undertaken in the wake of the pandemic. Finally, we preview a legal framework for more equitable and effective public health authority.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • global health
  • sars cov
  • healthcare