Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline health law faculty on their accomplishments
Date range: September 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016
Blanke, Doug
PRESENTATION
9/21/2016 “Preemption of State Laws Under the FDA’s New Tobacco Regulation Rule”
Public Health Law Center director Doug Blanke gave a presentation on “Preemption of State Laws Under the FDA’s New Tobacco Regulation Rule,” at the Tobacco Issues Seminar of the National Association of Attorneys General in Portland, Maine.
Freiberg, Mike
PRESENTATION
9/30/2016 “Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Schools Policies”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Mike Freiberg gave a presentation on comprehensive tobacco free schools policies for the Healthy Kansas Schools Annual Grantee Meeting. The meeting was in Wichita, Kansas, but Mike gave the presentation remotely from Mitchell Hamline School of Law.
Frost, Natasha
MEDIA
9/1/2016 Connect Business Magazine
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Natasha Frost was featured in a business profile that discussed her work as a public health law attorney, and how that has informed her business practices related to healthy food as a co-owner of Friesen’s Family Bakery and Bistro in Mankato, Minnesota.
PRESENTATION
9/16/2016 “Child Care – Competing Legal and Policy Considerations”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Natasha Frost gave an overview of child care laws and variations of regulation depending on the jurisdiction and type of care at the Public Health Law Conference in Washington D.C. She also led a discussion about the complexities of child care policies, including within the context of American Indian tribes and organizations, and how to leverage lessons learned.
Janus, Eric
MEDIA
9/7/2016 WCCO
Professor Eric Janus was interviewed by WCCO regarding Minnesota’s Sex Offender Program.
9/19/2016 Star Tribune
Professor Eric Janus weighs in on the Heinrich case in the Star Tribune article “What is deserved for a sex offender?”
http://www.startribune.com/what-is-deserved-for-a-sex-offender/393786491/
Krueger, Jill
PRESENTATION
9/16/2016 “Promoting Mental Health and Wellness in Public Health Law and Practice”
Network for Public Health Law northern region director Jill Krueger moderated and presented on a panel about mental health in public health law practice at the Public Health Law Conference in Washington D.C.
Larson, David
MEDIA
9/2/2016 Star Tribune
Professor David Allen Larson was interviewed by the Star Tribune newspaper regarding the impending Allina nurses strike scheduled for Monday, Labor Day.
http://www.startribune.com/second-strike-a-rarity-in-nurse-labor-talks-leaving-allina-to-consider-impassedeclaration/392258881/
Lester, Joelle
PRESENTATION
9/16/2016 “Legal Authority for Bold Sales Restrictions”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Joelle Lester moderated and presented on a panel entitled “Bold Policy Options to End the Tobacco Epidemic” with Dr. Brian King of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health and Stacey Gagosian of the Truth Initiative regarding the evidence base and legal authority to enact strong state and local tobacco control policies at the Public Health Law Conference in Washington, D.C.
9/27/2016 “FDA’s New Authority: What Tobacco Control Advocates Need to Know”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Joelle Lester gave a presentation on the FDA’s new regulation asserting authority over e-cigarettes and other tobacco products and what that means for state and local policy options at the Northeastern States Tobacco Program Managers Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island.
Mahoney, Maggie
PRESENTATION
9/8/2016 “Comprehensive Tobacco Control: Progress and Opportunities”
Tobacco Control Legal Consortium Executive Director Maggie Mahoney gave a webinar presentation for CDC’s National Tobacco Control Program partners about recent studies related to the return on investment from state tobacco control efforts, both in terms of cost savings and health benefits. The Public Health Law Center produced the webinar.
Meaney, Mark
PRESENTATION
9/28/2016 “Tobacco Retailer Licensing”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Mark Meaney gave a presentation at the Northeastern States and Washington D.C. Tobacco Policy and Directors Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island.
9/28/2016 “E-Cigarette Taxation: It’s Complicated”
PRESENTATION: 9/28/2016 “E-Cigarette Taxation: It’s Complicated”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Mark Meaney gave a presentation at the Northeastern States and Washington D.C. Tobacco Policy and Directors Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island.
9/28/2016 “Preemption of State/Local Tobacco Control Activity”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Mark Meaney gave a presentation at the Northeastern States and Washington D.C. Tobacco Policy and Directors Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island.
9/29/2016 “Local Point-of-Sale Policy Options”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Mark Meaney gave a presentation at the Vermont Department of Health Coalition and Stakeholder meeting in Barre, VT.
O’Brien, Maureen
PRESENTATION
9/16/2016 “Partners on the Cutting Edge: NGO Support of Courageous Governments from Policy Conceptions through Litigation”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Maureen O’Brien moderated and presented about tobacco control issues on a panel at the 2016 Public Heath Law Conference in Washington DC.
Pope, Thaddeus
PRESENTATION
9/21/2016 “Better Decision Making for Incapacitated Patients without Surrogates”
Professor Thaddeus Pope gave a presentaion to the North Dakota Long Term Care Association in Fargo. The presentation was titled “Better Decision Making for Incapacitated Patients without Surrogates.”
9/29/2016 “When Is Your Patient Dead? When May You Stop Treating Dead Patients? The
Changing Legal Status of Brain Death”
Professor Thaddeus Pope gave a presentation to the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics at Loyola University in Chicago. The presentation was titled “When Is Your Patient Dead? When May You Stop Treating Dead Patients? The Changing Legal Status of Brain Death.”
Ralston Aoki, Julie
PUBLICATION
9/1/2016 American Journal of Health Promotion
Julie Ralston Aoki, Food Service Guideline Policies on State Government–Controlled Properties, Am. J. Health Promot. (2016).
PRESENTATION
9/12/2016 “Government Control of Local Food Policies Law”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Julie Ralston Aoki led a Center webinar where presenters provided an overview of the Government Control Law (HB 2595/SB 366) and how it impacts food systems work in Kansas.
9/16/2016 “Outlawed: Legal Obstacles to Public Health Progress”
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Julie Ralston Aoki gave a presentation with others at the Public Health Law Conference in Washington D.C.
Weisman, Susan
INVITATION
9/20/2016 Blue Cross & Blue Shield Center for Prevention and Minneapolis Public Schools True Food Study Advisory Group Meeting
Public Health Law Center staff attorney Susan Weisman took part in an advisory group meeting in Minneapolis of the True Food project, a one-year collaborative study of the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Minnesota Center for Prevention and the Minneapolis Public Schools to assess the impact of school food environment policy changes on student performance, behavior, and health.