Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments.
Date range: February 1, 2018– February 28, 2018
Cork, Kerry
PRESENTATION: 2/14/2018 “From Data to Policy Development: Tobacco Control Tools You Didn’t Know You Needed”
Kerry Cork of the Public Health Law Center moderated a national Center webinar with presenters from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Heart Association, and the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium on the latest U.S. health and legislative data and research tools for the tobacco control community.
Freiberg, Mike
PRESENTATION: 2/28/2018 “Tobacco 21 Policies in Kansas”
Mike Freiberg of the Public Health Law Center gave a webinar presentation on Tobacco 21 policies for public health advocates in Kansas.
Frost, Natasha
PUBLICATION: 2/9/2018 Maternal and Child Health Journal
Natasha Frost of the Public Health Law Center contributed to “Media and young minds: Comparing state screen time regulations for infants and toddlers in early care and education to a national standard,” which was published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-018-2487-0
Hemmerich, Natalie
PRESENTATION: 2/22/2018 “Communicating Science to Policymakers”
Natalie Hemmerich and Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation at the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco 2018 Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
PRESENTATION: 2/22/2018 “Closing the Regulatory Gap for Synthetic Nicotine Products”
Natalie Hemmerich of the Public Health Law Center presented a poster at the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco 2018 Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
Hermer, Laura
PUBLICATION: 2/15/2018 “What to Expect When You’re Expecting…Welfare Reform-Style Medicaid Waivers”
Professor Laura Hermer’s article “What to Expect When You’re Expecting…Welfare Reform-Style Medicaid Waivers” was published in volume 27 of Annals of Health Law.
Jenson, Desmond
PRESENTATION: 2/14/2018 “From Data to Policy Development: Tobacco Control Tools You Didn’t Know You
Needed”
Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center presented on a national Center webinar with contributors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Heart Association, on the latest U.S. health and legislative data and research tools for the tobacco control community.
PRESENTATION: 2/22/2018 “Communicating Science to Policymakers”
Desmond Jenson and Natalie Hemmerich of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation at the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco 2018 Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
Lee, Ryan
PRESENTATION: 2/8/2018 Healthy Beverages in Minnesota Statewide Convening
Ryan Lee and Julie Ralston Aoki of the Public Health Law Center moderated the 3rd annual Healthy Beverages in Minnesota Statewide Convening in Bloomington, MN.
Lester, Joelle
INVITATION: 2/22/2018 Cannabis and Public Health
Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center took part in an invitational meeting to explore policy approaches to address the public health issues raised by the legalization of medicinal and recreational marijuana at the state level. The meeting was convened by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) in Washington D.C.
Pope, Thaddeus
PRESENTATION: 2/12/2018 “Current Landscape: Implementation and Practice, Physician-Assisted Death: Scanning the Landscape and Potential Approaches – A Workshop”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Current Landscape: Implementation and Practice, Physician-Assisted Death: Scanning the Landscape and Potential Approaches – A Workshop” at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC on February 12-13, 2018.
A video of the event is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI58KsPl-HM
http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/Activities/HealthServices/PADworkshop.aspx
PUBLICATION: 2/15/2018 Journal of Legal Medicine
Professor Thaddeus Mason Pope’s article “Brain Death Forsaken: Growing Conflict and New Legal Challenges” was published in 37(3-4) Journal of Legal Medicine 265-324 (2017).
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ulgm20/current
PUBLICATION: 2/25/2018 ASCO Post
Professor Thaddeus Pope’s article “Providing Cancer Treatment Without Patient Consent” was published in the
ASCO POST (Feb. 25, 2018).
http://www.ascopost.com/issues/february-25-2018/providing-cancer-treatment-without-patient-consent/
Ralston Aoki, Julie
PRESENTATION: 2/8/2018 Healthy Beverages in Minnesota Statewide Convening
Julie Ralston Aoki and Ryan Lee of the Public Health Law Center moderated the 3rd annual Healthy Beverages in Minnesota Statewide Convening in Bloomington, MN.
PRESENTATION: 2/13/2018 “A Guide to Support Policy, System and Environmental Changes in the Workplace”
Julie Ralston Aoki of the Public Health Law Center contributed to a presentation at the Greater St Cloud Development Corporation (GSDC) 2018 Workplace Wellbeing Summit in St. Cloud, MN, about roles of policy and programs in promoting wellness and workplace wellness policy guides.
PRESENTATION: 2/21/2018 “Healthy Food Policy Project Webinar-Advancing Equity through Food Policy: Prince George’s County, MD”
Julie Ralston Aoki of the Public Health Law Center participated as a co-host of the Healthy Food Policy Project webinar about Prince George’s County, MD, and its work advancing equity through food policy.