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Previous research has demonstrated that there is not a clear awareness or understanding of public health laws and how they can be used as effective tools to promote population health. However, knowledge and practical understanding of the laws that govern public health practice are critical. In Spring 2014, researchers from Temple University partnered with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to attempt to address this problem.
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1/21/2016
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1/21/2016
1:30 PM
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Building Access and Understanding of Public Health Laws in Nebraska
Meeting Description:
Previous research has demonstrated that there is not a clear awareness or understanding of public health laws and how they can be used as effective tools to promote population health. However, knowledge and practical understanding of the laws that govern public health practice are critical. In Spring 2014, researchers from Temple University partnered with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to attempt to address this problem. The collaborative team set out to systematically collect and code the body of state and local laws that govern public health practice in the state of Nebraska and evaluate knowledge and awareness among the public health workforce. Laws that govern public health practice in Nebraska were collected through searches of LexisNexis and Westlaw, as well as consultation with experienced public health staff and lawyers to determine additional incidental public health laws. The laws were then coded into a policy surveillance portal called "LawAtlas" and a publicly available interactive website was created. In addition to the website, a baseline and 6-month follow-up survey was created to determine the impact on the public health workforce regarding their understanding and comfort level with these laws. The purpose of this webinar is to share the policy surveillance tool, share opportunities for using this tool and to discuss the impact on the workforce in Nebraska. The project could be a first step towards helping public health practitioners and researchers alike improve access to and knowledge of public health laws to advance the use of law in public health service delivery and public health systems and services research.
Presenter Information
Dr. Jennifer Ibrahim, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor in the Department of Health Services Administration and Policy, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the College of Public Health, Temple University
Associate Director of the National Program Office for Public Health Law Research
Dr. Jennifer Ibrahim is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Health Services Administration and Policy, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the College of Public Health, and the Associate Director of the National Program Office for Public Health Law Research. Jennifer earned a B.S. degree from Boston College in 1997, an M.P.H. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1999 and a Ph.D. in Health Services and Policy Analysis and an M.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 2002.
Darrell Klein, JD
Public Health Attorney, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Mr. Klein is a public health attorney with the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services in Lincoln, Nebraska. He has a B.A. in history and political science from Doane College and a J.D. from Creighton University Law School. He is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association and has been admitted to practice before the Nebraska State and Federal courts since 1982. Mr. Klein’s practice focuses on public health emergency preparedness including bio-threat response and pandemic disease preparedness, coordination with Nebraska’s local public health departments and ongoing development and implementation of public health responsibilities with emergency management for all-hazards response.
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