Date range: March 1, 2017 – March 31, 2017<\/p>\n
3\/6\/17 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
\nDoug Blanke, Executive Director of the Public Health Law Center, took part in a meeting of twenty tobacco control leaders convened by Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health to identify global priorities for e-cigarette policy research. The meeting was held in Florence, Italy.<\/p>\n
3\/21\/17 “Eyes on the Prize: Acting Boldly to End Smoking”
\nDoug Blanke, Maggie Mahoney, Joelle Lester, and Mark Meaney of the Public Health Law Center hosted “Eyes on the Prize: Acting Boldly to End Somking,” a national strategic planning meeting of 60 key researchers, advocates, public health officials, and attorneys from across the country, to discuss bold policies to restrict the sale of certain tobacco products in states or communities. The meeting was held in Austin, Texas, in conjunction with the National Conference on Tobacco or Health.<\/p>\n
3\/31\/17 Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
\nDoug Blanke, Executive Director of the Public Health Law Center, took part in a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n
3\/23\/17 “Marijuana Legalization: How It Threatens Smoke-free Protections and Distracts Public Health Departments”
\nKerry Cork, Senior Staff Attorney at the Public Health Law Center, gave a presentation on the intersection of marijuana legalization and smoke-free laws at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
3\/1\/17
\nIris Freeman is the appointed Chair of the Nominations\/Governance Committee and Member of the Executive Committee, Metro Area Agency on Aging, 2017-2019.<\/p>\n
3\/22\/17 Aging in America Conference
\nIris Freeman was a roundtable chair and presented “Abuse Prevention Plans in Residential Long-Term Care: Resident-Specific Planning” at the Aging in America Conference sponsored by the American Society on Aging, Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n
3\/14\/17 Bemidji Area Leaders Acting for Change Semi-Annual Meeting
\nJulie Ralston Aoki and Mike Freiberg of the Public Health Law Center met with representatives from four Tribal Nations and provided information and resources about policy options for tribes to support healthy food systems and commercial tobacco control goals, and discussed drafting tips and considerations. The meeting was sponsored by the Great Lakes Inter Tribal Epidemiological Center, and held in Watersmeet, Mich.<\/p>\n
3\/8\/17 “Getting started on appropriations work”
\nNatasha Frost, Senior Staff Attorney at the Public Health Law Center, gave a presentation on a webinar for American Heart Association staff on how the appropriations process works and the variations around the states.<\/p>\n
3\/21\/17 “Promoting the Health of Kansans Through Local Food Policy Efforts”
\nNatasha Frost and Mary Marrow, of the Public Health Law Center, gave four presentations over two days in Garden City, Kansas, for sponsors Live Well Finney County and the Kansas Health Foundation. The presentations covered the use of policy to promote health equity and biking and walking in Finney County, Kansas. The audiences included local and regional policy makers and community leaders.<\/p>\n
3\/22\/17 “Supporting Implementation of HUD’s Smoke-Free Public Housing Rule”
\nDarlene Huang, Staff Attorney at the Public Health Law Center, gave a presentation on the implementation of HUD’s smoke-free public housing rule at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
3\/22\/17 “Premarket Tobacco Product Review by the FDA”
\nDesmond Jenson, Staff Attorney at the Public Health Law Center, gave a presentation on FDA premarket review of tobacco products at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
3\/9\/17
\nProfessor Jonathan Kahn gave a presentation on his book, Race in a Bottle, to the Anthropology Department at Princeton University.<\/p>\n
3\/24\/17
\nProfessor Jonathan Kahn participated in a panel on Implicit Bias and the Annual Conclave on Diversity of the Louisiana State Bar Association.<\/p>\n
3\/24\/17 “State & Local E-Cigarette Regulations: Best Practices & Implications of the Deeming Rule”
\nScott Kelly, Staff Attorney at the Public Health Law Center, gave a presentation on the effect of the deeming rule on state and local e-cigarette at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
3\/22\/17 “The End Game – A Future Free of Tobacco Related Disease and Death”
\nJoelle Lester, Senior Staff Attorney at the Public Health Law Center presented on a panel with Kevin Schroth of the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene and Dr. Rob Crane of The Ohio State University regarding bold policy options to address tobacco use at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Austin, Texas. Joelle reviewed the evidence base and explained the legal authority to restrict the sale of certain categories of tobacco products to significantly reduce tobacco-related disease and death.<\/p>\n
3\/22\/17 “\u201cSupporting Local & State Governments Implementing Tobacco 21 & Other Trailblazer Policies\u201d
\nMaggie\u00a0Mahoney, Tobacco Control Director of the Public Health Law Center, gave a presentation on implementing Tobacco 21 policies at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
3\/23\/17 “Planning for Policy, Systems & Environmental Change\u201d
\nMggie\u00a0Mahoney, Tobacco Control Director of the Public Health Law Center, led a skills workshop at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
3\/23\/17 “Collaborative Partnerships for Effective Retail Policies\u201d
\nMaggie\u00a0Mahoney, Tobacco Control Director of the Public Health Law Center, gave a presentation on effective retail policies at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
3\/3\/17 “Working with Laws and Policies to Support the Success of Schoolyard Gardens\u201d
\nMary\u00a0Marrow, Senior Staff Attorney for the Public Health Law Center gave an overview of the impact state and local laws and school policies can have on schoolyard garden efforts at the Schoolyard Garden Conference in Chaska, Minn. The conference was sponsored by the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program, in collaboration with the Minnesota Schoolyard Garden Coalition.<\/p>\n
3\/13\/17 “Get Ready for Spring! Supporting the Success of Local Community Gardens through Local Laws and Policies\u201d
\nMary Marrow, Senior Staff Attorney for the Public Health Law Center, contributed to a Center-produced webinar on local community gardening policies in St. Paul, Minn.<\/p>\n
3\/21\/17 “Promoting\u00a0the Health of Kansans Through Local Food Policy Efforts\u201d
\nNatasha\u00a0Frost and Mary Marrow, of the Public Health Law Center, gave four presentations over two days in Garden City, Kansas for sponsors Live Well Finney County and the Kansas Health Foundation. The presentations covered the use of policy to promote health equity and biking and walking in Finney County, Kansas. The audiences included local and regional policy makers and community leaders.<\/p>\n
3\/6\/17 Florida Record
\nPublic\u00a0 Health Law Center senior staff attorney Mark Meaney was quoted in a Florida Record article titled \u201cFlorida AG fights for allegedly overdue payments from tobacco industry.\u201d
\nhttp:\/\/flarecord.com\/stories\/511087184-florida-ag-fights-for-allegedly-overdue-payments-from-tobacco-industry<\/p>\n
3\/22\/17 “State & Local Experiences on Tobacco 21\u201d
\nMark\u00a0Meaney, Senior Staff Attorney at the Public Health Law Center, gave a presentation on state and local Tobacco 21 policies at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
3\/24\/17 “Legal\u00a0Issues in Tobacco Control: Retail Environment, Flavors, and Menthol\u201d
\nNatasha Phelps, Staff Attorney at the Public Health Law Center, gave a presentation on tobacco retail and tobacco flavors at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
3\/1\/17 Saint\u00a0Louis University Journal of Health Law and Policy
\nProcedural Due Process and Intramural Hospital Dispute Resolution Mechanisms: The Texas Advance Directives Act, 10 Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law and Policy 93-158 (2017).<\/p>\n
3\/1\/17 Journal\u00a0of Clinical Ethics
\nLegal Briefing: New Penalties for Disregarding Advance Directives and DNR Orders, 28(1) Journal of Clinical Ethics 74-81 (2017).<\/p>\n
3\/1\/17 The\u00a0Patient – Patient Centered Outcomes Research
\nRevolutionizing Informed Consent: Empowering Patients with Certified Decision Aids, 10 The Patient – Patient Centered Outcomes Research (2017). With Daniel S. Lessler. DOI 10.1007\/s40271-017-0230-3<\/p>\n
3\/17\/17
\nProfessor Thaddeus Pope participated in a round table on Health Care Decision Making at the American Bar Association Commission on Law & Aging in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n
3\/21\/17 “Pediatric\u00a0Grand Rounds – Medical Futility: Dispute Resolution Options when Parents Demand Potentially Inappropriate Life-Sustaining Treatment”
\nProfessor Thaddeus Pope gave a presentation, “Pediatric Grand Rounds – Medical Futility: Dispute Resolution Options when Parents Demand Potentially Inappropriate Life-Sustaining Treatment,” at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.<\/p>\n
3\/21\/17 “End\u00a0of Life Options in Ohio: The Legality of Hastening Death by Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED)”
\nProfessor\u00a0Thaddeus Pope gave a presentation on “End of Life Options in Ohio: The Legality of Hastening Death by Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED)” at the University of Cincinnati School of Law.<\/p>\n
3\/7\/17 “Looking\u00a0Ahead: Policy Options to Support Healthier Retail Environments\u201d
\nJulie\u00a0Ralston Aoki, Director of Healthy Eating and Active Living Programs at Public Health Law Center, gave a presentation on federal, state, and local level policy levers for supporting access to healthier foods within retail food environments such as corner stores and restaurants at the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership Grantee Meeting in Saint Paul, Minn. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) sponsored the meeting.<\/p>\n
3\/20\/17 “Legal\u00a0Levers for Healthier Food in Public Places\u201d
\nJulie Ralston Aoki, Director of Healthy Eating and Active Living Programs at Public Health Law Center, provided information and resources about drafting laws and policies to support healthy vending and healthy food procurement by state level government agencies. The presentation was given on the National Learning Community Conference Call — Reducing Sodium and Sugar through Partnerships, sponsored by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors\/Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.<\/p>\n
3\/14\/17 Bemidji\u00a0Area Leaders Acting for Change Semi-Annual Meeting
\nJulie\u00a0Ralston Aoki and Mike Freiberg of the Public Health Law Center met with representatives from four Tribal Nations and provided information and resources about policy options for tribes to support healthy food systems and commercial tobacco control goals, and discussed drafting tips and considerations. The meeting was sponsored by the Great Lakes Inter Tribal Epidemiological Center, and held in Watersmeet, Mich.<\/p>\n
3\/13\/17 “Get\u00a0Ready for Spring! Supporting the Success of Local Community Gardens through Local Laws and Policies\u201d
\nLeoma\u00a0Van Dort, Policy Analysts for the Public Health Law Center, moderated a Center-produced webinar on local community gardening policies in St. Paul, Minn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law health law faculty on their accomplishments. Date range: March 1, 2017 – March 31, 2017 Blanke, Doug INVITATION 3\/6\/17 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Doug Blanke, Executive Director of the Public Health Law Center, took part in a meeting of twenty … <\/p>\n