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Public Health Law News: Feature interview on raw milk laws, opponents are frothing!

In This Edition

Announcements: Webinars, New Emergency Healthcare Association, Summer Study Programs collapsed

Legal Tools: Federally Qualified Health Centers, School Vaccine Laws, Turtle-related Salmonellosis collapsed

Job Announcements: Chair in Global Health Ethics, ASTHO Director and Senior Director of State Health Policy collapsed

Top Story: Emergency Measures to Protect Nail Salon Workers collapsed

Briefly Noted: School Vaccine Exemption Bill, National Nurse, New Orleans Smoking Ban collapsed

Profile in Public Health Law: Mathew Swinburne, staff attorney, Network for Public Health Law collapsed

Public Health Law News Quiz May 2015 collapsed

Public Health Law News Quiz Question April 2015 Winner! collapsed

Court Opinions: Nursing Home Advertising, Data Breach Suit, Waived ERISA-based Claims collapsed

Quote of the Month: Dr. Diane Janowicz, Infectious Disease Specialist at Indiana University

Public Health Law News Quiz Question May 2015

According to Mathew Swinburne’s interview, in what states is the sale of raw milk legal?

Feature: Profiles in Public Health Law

Interview with Mathew Swinburne, staff attorney, Network for Public Health Law – Eastern Region

Webinar—Health System Transformation: The Changing Legal Landscape

PHLP and the American Bar Association Health Law Section are co-hosting a webinar, Electronic Health Information: Assessing the impact of Law. Speakers will provide an overview of electronic health information and how it is transforming the US health system. They will also outline the characteristics and scope of federal and state law related to electronic health information, describe best practices in its implementation, and highlight legal tools that can be used to support its efficient use. The webinar will take place Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 12:30–2:00 pm (EDT).

Webinar—Using Social Impact Bonds to Advance Public Health Goals

This webinar, co-hosted by American Public Health Association and PHLP, will take place Thursday, May 28, 2015, 1:00-2:30 pm (EDT). Speakers will describe the structure and function of the social impact bond model and summarize new innovations that use the model to fund various public health initiatives. Speakers will also outline some of its limitations, explore recent state and the federal legislative efforts of to address them, and provide perspectives of social impact bond implementers and investors.

Issue Brief and Presentation on Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)

These resources summarize the role of FQHC in the delivery of healthcare services for the expanding Medicaid population.

Association Public Health Emergency Preparedness Professionals (AHEPP)

A new professional association dedicated to advancing the field of disaster preparedness and response, AHEPP, is accepting members and announces their first national conference. The conference will take place November 17-18, 2015 in Omaha, Nebraska, and will help guide participants through the most important disaster concerns in various types of healthcare facilitates. See AHEPP’s website for early bird rates, the complete conference agenda and more information.

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