Q&A Session led by the Western Region Office

Public Health Law and Policy Q&A Sessions: 3:45 – 5:00 p.m. ET Wednesday, September 16

This is one of five Q&A sessions with law and policy experts from the Network’s Regional Offices. Attendees asked questions and received real-time legal technical assistance on a broad array of issues. Some of the areas of expertise of the Western Region Office include:

Scope, extent and duration of federal, state, and local emergency declarations and powers
Constitutionality of key public health prevention efforts and opposing arguments
Navigating legal issues related to implementing crisis standards of care during a pandemic
Preemption and conflicting social distancing measures between federal, tribal, state, and local governments
Impact of COVID-19 on vaccination policies and requirements for 2020-2021 SY (related to pending publication of the manuscript)
Legal considerations for airports/mass transit during a communicable disease pandemic

Speakers

James G. Hodge, Jr., JD, LLM, Director, Network for Public Health Law—Western Region Office
Leila Barraza, JD, MPH, Senior Consultant, Network for Public Health—Western Region Office
Sarah Wetter, JD, MPH, Senior Consultant, Network for Public Health—Western Region Office
Jennifer Piatt, JD, Senior Attorney, Network for Public Health—Western Region Office