Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments.
Date range: September 1, 2018– September 30, 2018
Cork, Kerry
PRESENTATION: 9/6/2018 “A Preview of the Kansas Implementation Toolkit”
Kerry Cork of the Public Health Law Center gave an online presentation, “A Preview of the Kansas Implementation Toolkit” at the Kansas Chronic Disease Risk Reduction Grantee Regional Meeting. The presentation focused on the Center’s new 100-page Kansas Tobacco Guideline for Behavioral Health Care Implementation Toolkit.
Freiberg, Mike
PRESENTATION: 9/10/2018 “Tobacco-Free Policies in Outdoor Settings”
Mike Freiberg of the Public Health Law Center led a web presentation and discussion on Tobacco-Free Policies in Outdoor Settings for community advocates in Kansas.
PRESENTATION: 9/11/2018 “Public health policies in tribal governments”
Mike Freiberg and Julie Ralston Aoki of the Public Health Law Center presented and facilitated, “Public health policies in tribal governments” to a group of grantees from Wisconsin and Michigan, in Red Cliff, Wisconsin. The discussion focused on adopting public health policies and working with tribal governments.
PANEL: 9/13/2018 “Successful Smoke-Free Housing: Compliance and Enforcement Tips and Tools”
Mike Freiberg of the Public Health Law Center was part of a panel discussion–“Successful Smoke-Free Housing: Compliance and Enforcement Tips and Tools”– on smoke-free policies in public housing at the meeting of the Minnesota chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials in Duluth, Minnesota.
Frost, Natasha
PRESENTATION: 9/12/2018 “Healthy Homes, Healthy Communities”
Natasha Frost and Andrew Twinamatsiko of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation–“Healthy Homes, Healthy Communities”–about the HUD smoke-free rule in public housing, and the role of child care in reducing public health disparities at the State of Black Health Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
PUBLICATION: 9/15/2018 Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Natasha Frost of the Public Health Law Center co-authored “Toward a Community Impact Assessment for Food Policy Councils: Identifying Potential Impact Domains,” which was published in the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development.
https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/623
Hermer, Laura
INVITATION: 9/15/2018 ClassCrits IX Invitation
Professor Laura Hermer has been invited to speak on the effects of new trends in Medicaid section 1115 demonstration programs at ClassCrits XI at the University of West Virginia College of Law in Morgantown, VA, in November 2018.
Janus, Eric
MEDIA: 9/19/2018 Star Tribune
Professor Eric Janus was quoted in the Star Tribune story “Ending a long legal battle, Minnesota high court says sex offender must be released from MSOP” published on September 19, 2018
http://www.startribune.com/serial-rapist-cleared-for-release-from-minn-sex-offender-program/493729601/
Jenson, Desmond
MEDIA: 9/12/2018 NPR Marketplace
Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in a news story by NPR Marketplace called “FDA warns e-cigarette manufacturers about teen use.”
https://www.marketplace.org/2018/09/12/economy/fda-warns-e-cigarette-manufacturers-about-teen-use
Kahn, Jonathan
PRESENTATION: 9/20/2018 “Race on the Brain: What Implicit Bias Gets Wrong About the Struggle for Social Justice”
Professor Jonathan Kahn presented “Race on the Brain: What Implicit Bias Gets Wrong About the Struggle for Social Justice” at a CLE held at the Dakota County Judicial Center, Hastings MN, on September 20.
PRESENTATION: 9/27/2018 “Pills for Prejudice: Implicit Bias and the Perils of Biologizing Racism”
Professor Jonathan Kahn gave an invited presentation: “Pills for Prejudice: Implicit Bias and the Perils of Biologizing Racism,” at “One Year After Charlottesville. A Symposium on Replacing the Resurgence of Racism with Reconciliation” held at the University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, VA September 27-28.
Meaney, Mark
PRESENTATION: 9/17/2018 “Preemption in Tobacco Control”
Mark Meaney of the Public Health Law Center presented “Preemption in Tobacco Control,” a webinar produced for the CDC National Partners Information Exchange.
PRESENTATION: 9/25/2018 “Preemption: The Persistent Constant”
Mark Meaney of the Public Health Law Center presented “Preemption: The Persistent Constant” at the Northeastern States Tobacco Control Managers Meeting in Albany, New York.
PRESENTATION: 9/26/2018 “FDA: one step up and…”
Mark Meaney of the Public Health Law Center presented “FDA: one step up and…” at the Northeastern States Tobacco Control Managers Meeting in Albany, New York. The presentation focused on FDA tobacco control activities.
Phelps, Natasha
PRESENTATION: 9/11/2018 “The End Game: National and Local Approaches to Tackling Point of Sale and Flavor Restrictions”
Natasha Phelps of the Public Health Law Center presented “The End Game: National and Local Approaches to Tackling Point of Sale and Flavor Restrictions” at the State of Black Health Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Her presentation focused on the role of point of sale and flavor restrictions in tobacco control.
Pope, Thaddeus
PRESENTATION: 9/1/2018 “Revolutionizing Informed Consent Law and Practice: Empowering Patients with Certified Decision Aids”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Revolutionizing Informed Consent Law and Practice: Empowering Patients with Certified Decision Aids” at the 6th International Conference on Communication in Healthcare hosted by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), Porto, Portugal on September 1-4, 2018.
PUBLICATION: 9/10/2018 ASCO Post
Professor Thaddeus Pope’s article, “Law and Ethics in Oncology: Expanding the Use of Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment for Patients with Advanced Cancer” was published in the ASCO POST (September 10, 2018).
BLOG MENTION: 9/17/2018 Top 20 Most-Cited Health Law Scholars
Professor Thaddeus Pope was among in the Top 20 Most-Cited Health Law Scholars in the Web of Science for the years 2013-2017 according to a study undertaken by the Harvard Law School, Petrie-Flom Center and published on the blog “Bill of Health.”
http://blogs.harvard.edu/billofhealth/2018/09/17/most-cited-health-law-scholars-in-web-of-science-2013-2017/
PUBLICATION: 9/25/2018 ASCO Post
Professor Thaddeus Pope’s article, “Law and Ethics in Oncology: New Laws Limiting Opioid Prescriptions Create Undue Barriers for Cancer Patients and Survivors” was published in the ASCO POST (September 25, 2018).
PRESENTATION: 9/27/2018 “Medical Aid in Dying”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Medical Aid in Dying” to the Minnesota State Bar Association Elder Law Section on September 27, 2018 in Minneapolis Minnesota.
Ralston Aoki, Julie
PRESENTATION: 9/11/2018 “Public health policies in tribal governments”
Julie Ralston Aoki and Mike Freiberg of the Public Health Law Center presented and facilitated, “Public health policies in tribal governments” to a group of grantees from Wisconsin and Michigan, in Red Cliff, Wisconsin. The discussion focused on adopting public health policies and working with tribal governments.
Twinamatsiko, Andrew
PRESENTATION: 9/12/2018 “Healthy Homes, Healthy Communities”
Andrew Twinamatsiko and Natasha Frost of the Public Health Law Center gave a presentation–“Healthy Homes, Healthy Communities”–about the HUD smoke-free rule in public housing, and the role of child care in reducing public health disparities at the State of Black Health Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.