Public health policy: Working with state and local policy makers

APHA Scientific Session and Event Listing

Christie L. Hager, JD, MPH, Office of Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi, Massachusetts House of Representatives, State House, Room 356, Boston, MA 02133, 617-722-2500, chager@hsph.harvard.edu

Learning Objectives:

Learning Objective

• Recognize the critical role law plays in protecting the public’s health;
• Appreciate new and differing perspectives on critical issues at the intersection of public health and law;
• Apply scientific information about the impact of law to public health policies and practice; and
• Form partnerships to shape and use legal tools for improved public health.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Handout (.ppt format, 2797.0 kb)

Handout (.ppt format, 9041.0 kb)

Law Literacy for Public Health Practitioners

The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA