Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments.
Date range: February 1, 2020 – February 29, 2020
Amajuoyi, Julie
PRESENTATION: 2/5/2020 “No Vapes in Cyberspace: How to Stop Internet Sales of Commercial Tobacco”
Julie Amajuoyi and Susan Weisman of the Public Health Law Center presented “No Vapes in Cyberspace: How to Stop Internet Sales of Commercial Tobacco” a PHLC webinar that focused on limiting internet and app-based sales of commercial tobacco.
https://publichealthlawcenter.org/webinar/no-vapes-cyberspace-how-stop-internet-sales-commercial-tobacco
Blanke, Doug
PANEL: 2/8/2020 “Vaping and the FDA: The Role of the States”
Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center joined the governors of Ohio and Oregon on the panel presentation “Vaping and the FDA: The Role of the States” at the 2020 National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C.
PRESENTATION: 2/12/2020 “Tobacco Litigation in the United States: Sixty-Five Years in the Courts”
Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center remotely presented “Tobacco Litigation in the United States: Sixty-Five Years in the Courts” to a convening of experts on actions to control the tobacco industry at the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office of the World Health Organization in Cairo, Egypt.
MEDIA: 2/27/2020 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the February 27th Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story “Multistate investigation of Juul could mean a settlement sooner than later, experts say” about the 39-state investigation of Juul.
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2020/02/27/Multistate-investigation-of-Juul-could-mean-a-settlement-
Callanan, Rachel
PRESENTATION: 2/27/2020 “Smoke Free Public Housing Looking Back Looking Forward”
Rachel Callanan of the Public Health Law Center presented “Smoke Free Public Housing Looking Back Looking Forward,” as part of a national webinar for public housing authorities about smoke-free multi-unit housing policies that address the use of e-cigarettes and marijuana. The webinar was hosted by Smoke-Free Public Housing Project and the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials.
Hill, Kyra
PRESENTATION: 2/25/2020 “Teenage Wasteland: Addressing the Burden of Hazardous E-Cigarette Waste at Schools”
Kyra Hill and Hudson Kingston of the Public Health Law Center presented “Teenage Wasteland: Addressing the Burden of Hazardous E-Cigarette Waste at Schools” as part of a Law and Policy Coordinating Center (ALA in California/Public Health Law Center) webinar about how schools in California are dealing with e-cigarette waste.
https://publichealthlawcenter.org/webinar/teenage-wasteland-addressing-burden-hazardous-e-cigarette-waste-sch
Jenson, Desmond
PUBLICATION: 2/26/2020 Tobacco Control
Desmond Jenson of the Public Health Law Center had an editorial titled “A Cigarette by any other name is still a cigarette” published in the journal Tobacco Control.
Kingston, Hudson
MEDIA: 2/5/2020 Orlando Weekly
Hudson Kingston of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the Orlando Weekly article, “Florida’s local governments are sick and tired of state lawmakers pre-empting home rule, and they’re starting to push back.”
https://www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/floridas-local-governments-are-sick-and-tired-of-state-lawmakers-pre-e
INVITATION: 2/19/2020 Protecting and Expanding Smokefree Air Laws and the Impact of Marijuana Legalization
Hudson Kingston of the Public Health Law Center was invited to participate in a meeting at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, about the intersection of existing smokefree air laws and the legalization of marijuana.
PRESENTATION: 2/20/2020 “National Environmental Policy Act, Implementation over Fifty Years of Policymaking and Litigation, and Looming Threats”
Hudson Kingston of the Public Health Law Center presented “National Environmental Policy Act, Implementation over Fifty Years of Policymaking and Litigation, and Looming Threats” to a University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources class on national environmental policymaking.
PRESENTATION: 2/25/2020 “Teenage Wasteland: Addressing the Burden of Hazardous E-Cigarette Waste at Schools”
Hudson Kingston and Kyra Hill of the Public Health Law Center presented “Teenage Wasteland: Addressing the Burden of Hazardous E-Cigarette Waste at Schools” as part of a Law and Policy Coordinating Center (ALA in California/Public Health Law Center) webinar about how schools in California are dealing with e-cigarette waste.
Larson, David
INVITATION: 2/24/2020 Priority Criminal Justice Needs Initiative (PCJNI) Expert Workshop
Professor David Larson was invited to participate in the Priority Criminal Justice Needs Initiative (PCJNI) expert workshop to explore opportunities to expand access to justice through online dispute resolution and other virtual platforms.
The workshop will be held in Washington, DC on Wednesday, April 15th and Thursday, April 16th and is sponsored by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), US Department of Justice, RTI International and the RAND Corporation.
Prior to each PCJNI workshop, RTI identifies practitioners and subject matter experts in the field who have made significant contributions to the body of research or who have direct experience with and knowledge of the topic and extends a conference invite.
Marrow, Mary
PUBLICATION: 2/18/2020 Environmental Health Perspectives
Mary Marrow of the Public Health Law Center co-authored the article “Analysis of Kansas Water Well Policies and Proposal of Nonpublic Household Water Well Recommendations” which was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EHP5507
Meaney, Mark
MEDIA: 2/9/2020 New Orleans Times-Picayune
Mark Meaney of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the February 9, New Orleans Times-Picayune article, “Louisiana spends less than 3% of tobacco revenue on anti-smoking programs, earning failing grades.”
https://www.nola.com/news/healthcare_hospitals/article_b2109850-49f6-11ea-b8c2-0f9482e1ea21.html
Phelps, Natasha
MEDIA: 2/29/2020 ValueWalk
Natasha Phelps of the Public Health Law Center was quoted in the ValueWalk article “House Passes Antismoking Bill Eliminating “Racist” Loophole.” https://www.valuewalk.com/2020/02/african-american-tobacco/
Pope, Thaddeus
PRESENTATION: 2/14/2020 “Medical Aid in Dying: Six Variations among U.S. State Laws”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Medical Aid in Dying: Six Variations among U.S. State Laws” at the National Clinicians Conference on Medical Aid in Dying (NCCMAID) in Berkeley, California on February 14, 2020.
PRESENTATION: 2/18/2020 “Patient Centered Health Communications”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented the webinar, “Patient Centered Health Communications” to Dartmouth University on February 18, 2020.
PRESENTATION: 2/19/2020 “Leveraging Video Technology to Enhance Patient Safety and Deliver Concordant Care”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Leveraging Video Technology to Enhance Patient Safety and Deliver Concordant Care” as a Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C‐TAC) webinar on February 19, 2020.
MEDIA: 2/24/2020 Medscape
Professor Thaddeus Pope was quoted in the Roxanne Nelson authored Medscape article, “First Conference on Clinician Training for Medical Aid in Dying.”
MEDIA: 2/25/2020 KPCC AirTalk
Professor Thaddeus Pope was a guest on the February 25th KPCC (NPR Los Angeles) program AirTalk discussing the topic, “Should Patients Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s Or Dementia Be Able To Choose Assisted Suicide?”
PRESENTATION: 2/26/2020 “Medical Aid in Dying: Assessing the Illinois Patient Choices at End of Life Act”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Medical Aid in Dying: Assessing the Illinois Patient Choices at End of Life Act” (The John and Marsha Ryan Bioethicist in Residence Lecture) at the Southern Illinois University School of Law in Carbondale, Illinois on February 26, 2020.
PRESENTATION: 2/27/2020 “Medical Aid in Dying: Assessing the Illinois Patient Choices at End of Life Act”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Medical Aid in Dying: Assessing the Illinois Patient Choices at End of Life Act” (The John and Marsha Ryan Bioethicist in Residence Lecture) at the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois on February 27, 2020.
PRESENTATION: 2/28/2020 “Medical Aid in Dying: Assessing the Illinois Patient Choices at End of Life Act”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Medical Aid in Dying: Assessing the Illinois Patient Choices at End of Life Act” (The John and Marsha Ryan Bioethicist in Residence Lecture) at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Illinois on February 28, 2020.
Pottratz Acosta, Ana
AWARD: 2/12/2020 Olga Zoltai Award
Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta was named the recipient of the 2020 Olga Zoltai Award by the International Institute of Minnesota as part of their International Women’s Day Celebration.The Olga Zoltai is given in recognition of outstanding community leadership by, or in service to, New Americans.
Weisman, Susan
PRESENTATION: 2/5/2020 “No Vapes in Cyberspace: How to Stop Internet Sales of Commercial Tobacco”
Susan Weisman and Julie Amajuoyi of the Public Health Law Center presented “No Vapes in Cyberspace: How to Stop Internet Sales of Commercial Tobacco” a PHLC webinar that focused on limiting internet and app-based sales of commercial tobacco.