Date range: October 1, 2020 \u2013 October 31, 2020<\/p>\n
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Doug Blanke and Julie Ralston Aoki of the Public Health Law Center took part in \u201cBitter Truths About Sugary Drinks,\u201d a series of invitational meetings organized and hosted by the Center, on behalf of the American Heart Association. The meetings, held October, 15, 16, 22, and 23, focused on building a national consensus about the constitutionality and effectiveness of proposed health warnings in advertising for soda and other sugary drinks, with a focus on the impact of warning labels on health disparities in BIPOC and low-income communities.<\/p>\n
Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center took part in a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Action on Smoking & Health (ASH), the nation\u2019s oldest tobacco control advocacy organization.<\/p>\n
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Kerry Cork of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented \u201cA Culture of Addiction: Addressing Tobacco Use in Those with Mental Illness & Substance Use Disorders\u201d at the 2020 American Public Health Association conference.<\/p>\n
Kerry Cork of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented \u201cLeave Me One Vice!\u201d Reducing Tobacco Use in the Homeless Shelter Setting” at the 2020 American Public Health Association conference.<\/p>\n
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Mike Freiberg and Colin Welker of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented \u201cSmoke-Free Tribal Casinos: A Policy Discussion\u201d that highlighted the smoke-free casinos resource produced by the Public Health Law Center, the American Indian Cancer Foundation, and the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation. The presentation discussed health and financial benefits of smoke-free casinos and shared strategies for public health advocates to collaborate on policies. <\/p>\n Jessica Grosz of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented \u201cState Action in Response to the Vaping Epidemic: Strategies Used and Lessons Learned\u201d at the 2020 American Public Health Association conference.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Professor Laura Hermer was invited by the Minnesota State Bar Association\u2019s Health Law Section to present in a CLE program in March 2021 on the fate of the Affordable Care Act and federal health reform.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kyra Hill and Hudson Kingston of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented \u201cPolicies to Protect the Environment from Tobacco Product Waste\u201d at the Rural Initiatives Strengthening Equity (RISE) Workshop for California Tobacco Control Program.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hudson Kingston of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented \u201cThe Public Health Benefits of Tobacco Retail Licensing: Introduction to the Model Ordinance\u201d at the San Diego Tobacco Control Coalition quarterly meeting.<\/p>\n Hudson Kingston and Kyra Hill of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented \u201cPolicies to Protect the Environment from Tobacco Product Waste\u201d at the Rural Initiatives Strengthening Equity (RISE) Workshop for California Tobacco Control Program.<\/p>\n Hudson Kingston of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented \u201cThe Environmental Injustice of Commercial Tobacco\u201d at the 2020 American Public Health Association Conference. The presentation focused on the tobacco industry\u2019s environmental toll and its racist history of targeting certain communities.<\/p>\n Hudson Kingston of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented \u201cRegulate Your Butt Off: Policy Options for Disposing of Nicotine Waste\u201d at the 2020 American Public Health Association Conference.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Professor David Allen Larson participated in the second of three National Convening of Experts on Family ODR hosted by the Resolution Systems Institute (RSI) and sponsored by JAMS.<\/p>\n Professor David Allen Larson facilitated and participated in the third of three National Convening of Experts on Family ODR hosted by the Resolution Systems Institute (RSI) and sponsored by JAMS. Professor Larson’s session addressed the question, “what would family ODR need to look like in order for courts to adopt it?”<\/p>\n Professor David Allen Larson presented “The Americans with Disabilities Act Title III Website Accessibility Requirements” to the world-wide Virtual Ability Community, a non-profit corporation that enables people with a wide range of disabilities to thrive in online virtual worlds. Professor Larson made his presentation in the form of an avatar in a Second Life virtual amphitheater to an audience of persons with disabilities attending as avatars.<\/p>\n Professor David Allen Larson, along with Peter Jewett of Accessibleweb, presented “Does Technology Always Improve Mediation and Access to Justice?” as part of the American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section’s Mediation Week.<\/p>\n Professor David Allen Larson, along with Mediate.com CEO Colin Rule, presented “The Court Systems of the Future and ODR” at the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law’s Annual Jed D. Melnick Symposium.<\/p>\n Professor David Allen Larson was quoted in the October 27, 2020 City Pages article, “When Restaurants Pivot to Survive, How Do We Address Mass Layoffs They Create?” regarding abrupt terminations and layoffs in the restaurant industry. <\/p>\n Joelle Lester of the Public Health Law Center presented “Finish the Fight: Ending the Commercial Tobacco Epidemic\u201d as part the closing plenary panel on the Tobacco Endgame at the Nicotine Dependence Conference & National Summit on Smokeless Tobacco Prevention 2020: Aligning Research, Clinical Practice, and Community Interventions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Professor Thaddeus Pope, along with David Gruenewald, presented “Completing Life by Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED): A Little Known Yet Readily Available Option” at the inaugeral Completed Life Conference hosted by the Completed Life Initiatve.<\/p>\n Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Brain Death: Fundamental Principles and Growing Ethical Challenges” at the Omaha Children’s Hospital Ethics Grand Rounds on October 9.<\/p>\n Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Current Ethical and Legal Issues in Brain Death in Our Pluralistic World” at the American Society for Bioethics & Humanities (ASBH) 22nd Annual Meeting on October 15.<\/p>\n Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Top 10 Legal Developments in Bioethics” at the American Society for Bioethics & Humanities 22nd Annual Meeting on October 15.<\/p>\n Professor Thaddeus Pope joined (as one of two international experts) the Canadian Critical Care Society, Canadian Blood Services, and the Canadian Medical Association Guideline Development Group for \u201cA BrainBased Definition of Death and Criteria for its Determination After Arrest of Neurologic or Circulatory Function in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Julie Ralston Aoki and Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center took part in \u201cBitter Truths About Sugary Drinks,\u201d a series of invitational meetings organized and hosted by the Center, on behalf of the American Heart Association. The meetings, held October, 15, 16, 22, and 23, focused on building a national consensus about the constitutionality and effectiveness of proposed health warnings in advertising for soda and other sugary drinks, with a focus on the impact of warning labels on health disparities in BIPOC and low-income communities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Colin Welker and Mike Freiberg of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented \u201cSmoke-Free Tribal Casinos: A Policy Discussion\u201d that highlighted the smoke-free casinos resource produced by the Public Health Law Center, the American Indian Cancer Foundation, and the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation. The presentation discussed health and financial benefits of smoke-free casinos and shared strategies for public health advocates to collaborate on policies. Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments. Date range: October 1, 2020 \u2013 October 31, 2020 Blanke, Doug PRESENTATION: 10\/15\/2020 \u201cBitter Truths About Sugary Drinks\u201d Doug Blanke and Julie Ralston Aoki of the Public Health Law Center took part in \u201cBitter Truths About Sugary Drinks,\u201d a series … <\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.publichealthlawcenter.org\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/Smoke-free-Tribal-Casinos.pdf<\/a><\/p>\nGrosz, Jessica<\/h3>\n
PRESENTATION: 10\/27\/2020 \u201cState Action in Response to the Vaping Epidemic: Strategies Used and Lessons Learned\u201d<\/h4>\n
Hermer, Laura<\/h3>\n
INVITATION: 10\/15\/2020 Minnesota State Bar Association\u2019s Health Law Section CLE<\/h4>\n
Hill, Kyra<\/h3>\n
PRESENTATION: 10\/22\/2020 \u201cPolicies to Protect the Environment from Tobacco Product Waste\u201d<\/h4>\n
Kingston, Hudson<\/h3>\n
PRESENTATION: 10\/14\/2020 \u201cThe Public Health Benefits of Tobacco Retail Licensing: Introduction to the Model Ordinance\u201d<\/h4>\n
\nPRESENTATION: 10\/22\/2020 \u201cPolicies to Protect the Environment from Tobacco Product Waste\u201d<\/h4>\n
\nPRESENTATION: 10\/26\/2020 \u201cThe Environmental Injustice of Commercial Tobacco\u201d<\/h4>\n
\nPRESENTATION: 10\/28\/2020 \u201cRegulate Your Butt Off: Policy Options for Disposing of Nicotine Waste\u201d<\/h4>\n
Larson, David<\/h3>\n
PANEL: 10\/2\/2020 National Convening of Experts on Family ODR<\/h4>\n
\nPANEL: 10\/9\/2020 National Convening of Experts on Family ODR<\/h4>\n
\nPRESENTATION: 10\/10\/2020 “The Americans with Disabilities Act Title III Website Accessibility Requirements”<\/h4>\n
\nPRESENTATION: 10\/23\/2020 “Does Technology Always Improve Mediation and Access to Justice?”<\/h4>\n
\nPRESENTATION: 10\/23\/2020 “The Court Systems of the Future and ODR”<\/h4>\n
\nMEDIA: 10\/27\/2020 City Pages<\/h4>\n
\nhttp:\/\/citypages.com\/restaurants\/when-restaurants-pivot-to-survive-how-do-we-address-mass-layoffs-they-create\/<\/a><\/p>\nLester, Joelle<\/h3>\n
PRESENTATION: 10\/21\/2020 “Finish the Fight: Ending the Commercial Tobacco Epidemic\u201d<\/h4>\n
Pope, Thaddeus<\/h3>\n
PRESENTATION: 10\/8\/2020 “Completing Life by Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED): A Little Known Yet Readily Available Option”<\/h4>\n
\nPRESENTATION: 10\/9\/2020 “Brain Death: Fundamental Principles and Growing Ethical Challenges”<\/h4>\n
\nPRESENTATION: 10\/15\/2020 “Current Ethical and Legal Issues in Brain Death in Our Pluralistic World”<\/h4>\n
\nPRESENTATION: 10\/15\/2020 “Top 10 Legal Developments in Bioethics”<\/h4>\n
\nCOMMUNITY SERVICE: 10\/15\/2020 Canadian Medical Societies<\/h4>\n
Ralston Aoki, Julie<\/h3>\n
PRESENTATION: 10\/15\/2020 \u201cBitter Truths About Sugary Drinks”<\/h4>\n
Welker, Colin<\/h3>\n
PRESENTATION: 10\/20\/2020 \u201cSmoke-Free Tribal Casinos: A Policy Discussion\u201d<\/h4>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.publichealthlawcenter.org\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/Smoke-free-Tribal-Casinos.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"