5125.0: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 - 1:00 PM

Abstract #16998

Public health statute modernizing - Alaska

Deb Erickson, Alaska Turning Point Partnership/ Division of Public Health, Turning Point Project, 350 Main St., Room 508, Juneau, AK 99801, (907)465-8617, Deb_erickson@health.state.ak.us

Law is an essential tool of public health practice. Despite its importance, a number of Turning Point States found during their planning process that the legal foundation for public health is inadequate. This session will describe identified weaknesses in the public health legal infrastructure, and explain Turning Point's effort to strengthen our nation's public health system and improve public health practice through a collaborative effort to modernize state statutes.

Learning Objectives: N/A

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA