Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments.
Date range: April 1, 2018– April 30, 2018
Blanke, Doug
INVITATION: 4/3/2018 Strategic Advisory Committee of Voices for Healthy Kids
Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center took part in a meeting of the Strategic Advisory Committee of Voices for Healthy Kids, the American Heart Association’s children’s health initiative, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Frost, Natasha
PRESENTATION: 4/17/2018 “Child Care Access is a Health Equity Issue”
Natasha Frost of the Public Health Law Center presented at the Child Care Aware of America: 2018 Symposium in Washington D.C. regarding child care access as a health equity issue, and the impacts that child care settings have on a child and family’s health.
PUBLICATION: 4/19/2018 American Journal of Public Health
Natasha Frost of the Public Health Law Center contributed to “Childcare Providers’ Possession or Use of Marijuana, Tobacco, or Alcohol While Caring for Children: A Comparison of US State Regulations,” which was published in the American Journal of Public Health.
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304351
PRESENTATION: 4/26/2018 “Licensing Laws Supporting Healthy Feeding and Active Play for Infants and Toddlers inEarly Care and Education”
Natasha Frost of the Public Health Law Center presented at the RWJF Healthy Eating Research 12th Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tenn., focused on research tools around licensing laws in early care and education.
Hemmerich, Natalie
PRESENTATION: 4/16/2018 “Heated Cigarettes”
Natalie Hemmerich and Mike Freiberg of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation via webinar to a group of public health advocates working throughout the state of Kansas.
Hermer, Laura
PUBLICATION: 4/2/2018 Star Tribune
Professor Laura Hermer’s op-ed piece “Counterpoint: Sponsors of Medical Assistance Work Requirement Bill in Minnesota Twist Its Impact” was published in the Star Tribune on April 2, 2018. http://www.startribune.com/sponsors-of-medical-assistance-work-requirement-bill-in-minnesota-twist-its-impact
PRESENTATION: 4/6/2018 “Independence Is the New Health”
Professor Laura Hermer presented “Independence Is the New Health” at the St. Louis University School of Law’s 30th Annual Health Law Symposium, in St. Louis, Missouri on April 6, 2018.
Jenson, Desmond
MEDIA: 4/3/2018 HowStuffWorks
Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the article “FDA Takes Step Toward Nonaddictive Cigarettes,” published online in HowStuffWorks.
https://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/smoking-cessation/fda-takes-step-toward-non-addictive-cigarettes.ht
Kahn, Jonathan
PUBLICATION: 4/17/2018 Center for Health Journalism
Professor Jonathan Kahn’s opinion piece “Viewing Racism as a Biology Problem Totally Ignores the Real Forces Driving It.” was Published by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism on April 17, 2018. https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/2018/04/03/treating-racism-biology-problem-totally-ignores-real-forc
PUBLICATION: 4/23/2018 Star Tribune
Professor Jonathan Kahn’s opinion piece “Starbucks incident: It wasn’t implicit bias. It was racism” was published in the Star Tribune on April 23, 2018. http://www.startribune.com/starbucks-incident-it-wasn-t-implicit-bias-it-was-racism/480613421/
Lester, Joelle
PRESENTATION: 4/9/2018 “The State of Tobacco Control Law and Policy”
Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center delivered the opening keynote presentation at the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth’s Reduce Tobacco Use Conference in Norfolk, Virginia.
Pope, Thaddeus
PRESENTATION: 4/3/2018 “Right to Die? The Bioethical and Legal Issues in End of Life Care”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Right to Die? The Bioethical and Legal Issues in End of Life Care” to the American Constitutional Society at the University of Minnesota Law School on April 3, 2018.
PUBLICATION: 4/10/2018 ASCO Post
Professor Thaddeus Pope’s article “How to Respond to a Patient’s Discriminatory Request for a Different Clinician” was published in the ASCO Post (April 10, 2018).
PRESENTATION: 4/11/2018 “Brain Death and the Law: Hard Cases and Legal Challenge”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Brain Death and the Law: Hard Cases and Legal Challenges” at the Defining Death: Organ Transplantation and the 50-Year Legacy of the Harvard Report on Brain Death Conference at Harvard Medical School held in Boston, Massachusetts, April 11-13, 2018.
PUBLICATION: 4/15/2018 New Mexico Law Review
Professor Thaddeus Pope’s article “Legal History of Medical Aid in Dying: Physician Assisted Death in U.S. Courts and Legislatures” was published in volume 48 of the New Mexico Law Review.
MEDIA: 4/18/2018 Quartz (qz.com)
Professor Thaddeus Pope was quoted in the article “A Legal Quirk Means You Can Be Dead in New York but Alive in New Jersey” written by Olivia Goldhill and published on Quartz (qz.com) on April 18, 2018.
https://qz.com/1253987/a-legal-quirk-means-you-can-be-dead-in-new-york-but-alive-in-new-jersey/
PRESENTATION: 4/18/2018 “Washington State Experience: The Development and Certification of Decision Aids to Promote Shared Decision Making for Patients with Serious Illness”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Washington State Experience: The Development and Certification of Decision Aids to Promote Shared Decision Making for Patients with Serious Illness” at Harvard Law School on April 18, 2018.
PRESENTATION: 4/18/2018 “Next Steps: Moving from Science and Policy to Practice: The Development and Certification of Decision Aids to Promote Shared Decision Making for Patients with Serious Illness”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Next Steps: Moving from Science and Policy to Practice: The Development and Certification of Decision Aids to Promote Shared Decision Making for Patients with Serious Illness” at Harvard Law School on April 18, 2018.
MEDIA: 4/27/2018 vox.com
Professor Thaddeus Pope was quoted in the article “What We Can Learn from the Heartbreaking Alfie Evans Case — and What We Can’t” written by Dylan Scott and published on vox.com on April 27, 2018.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/4/27/17292478/alfie-evans-case-learn
Public Health Law Center,
AMICUS BRIEF: 4/13/2018 Amicus Curiae in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
The Public Health Law Center filed a brief as amicus curiae in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in support of Philadelphia’s tax on sugary beverages. The Center’s brief was joined by the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, American Medical Association, and twelve other leading health organizations.
Ralston Aoki, Julie
PRESENTATION: 4/12/2018 “The Impact of State Preemption Laws on Healthy Food Policy Development”
Julie Ralston Aoki of the Public Health Law Center presented on the Voices for Healthy Kids National Research Collaboration Call about the impact of state preemption laws on healthy food policy development, including a case study of the federal menu labeling law.