Public Health Law News Announcements December 1, 2016

CDC - November 2016 Edition - Public Health Law News - Public Health Law

In this Edition

Announcements: Public Health Grand Rounds, Webinars About Bioethics and Shelter Rules collapsed

Legal Tools: Report About Opioid Addiction and Online Legal Technical Assistance Knowledge Base collapsed

Top Story: AIDS Patient Zero collapsed

Briefly Noted: Mental Health Courts, Paramedicine, Tribal Government Disaster Response, and More collapsed

Global Public Health Law: Smog in India, Soda Taxes in Mexico, and More collapsed

Profile in Public Health Law: Patrick Peck, Environmental Health Manager for the Seminole Tribe of Florida collapsed

Public Health Law News Quiz November 2016 collapsed

Public Health Law News Quiz Question October 2016 Winner! collapsed

Court Opinions: Right to Farm Law, Pre-K Influenza Vaccines, and More collapsed

Quotation of the Month: Dr. Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General

Menu of Selected Tribal Mosquito and Vector Control Laws. This menu, published by CDC’s Public Health Law Program (PHLP), offers examples of selected tribal laws related to mosquito and vector control that can be used by jurisdictions interested in developing or updating their own vector control laws to respond to vector-borne disease threats.

Tribal Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention Best Practices Guide. This guide, published by CDC, summarizes the burden of motor vehicle crash injury and death for the American Indian/Alaska Native communities. It provides recommended strategies with examples from Indian Country to increase seat belt and child safety seat use and reduce alcohol-impaired driving. 

Menu of Selected Tribal Laws Related to Motor Vehicle Safety. This menu, published by PHLP, informs tribal public health practitioners, policy makers, and attorneys about tribes’ use of law as a tool to address motor vehicle-related injuries.

Job Announcement. The Office of General Counsel for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is seeking an experienced attorney to join the agency that is the sole advisor of the State of South Carolina for all questions involving the protection of public health. Applicants must possess a juris doctor degree from an American Bar Association-accredited law school and be admitted and authorized to practice law in the highest court of at least one state or the District of Columbia. Applications must be submitted by December 18, 2016.