2023 Public Health Law Conference Sessions and Slides by Conference Track

Access to Reproductive Health Care

Advancing Understanding of Reproductive Health and Justice in a Post-Dobbs Legal Landscape

  • Adrienne Ghorashi, J.D., Lead Law and Policy Analyst, Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple University  
  • Prashasti Bhatnagar, J.D., M.P.H., Law/Public Health Post Doctoral Scholar, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, The Ohio State University; and Faculty Affiliate, The Institute for Healing Justice & Equity, Saint Louis University
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Leveraging Legal Epidemiology to Strengthen Maternal Mortality Research in State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Organizations

  • Lauren Tonti, J.D., M.P.H., Public Health Analyst, DRT Strategies, Inc
  • Julie Zaharatos, M.P.H., Public Health Advisor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Kathryn Thomas, J.D., Associate Research Scholar, Justice Collaboratory, Yale Law School and Center for Health and Justice, Yale School of Medicine
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Reproductive Health Care, Litigation, Privacy and Public Health: Updates Post-Dobbs

  • Joanna Suder, J.D., Senior Staff Attorney, Reproductive Health, Network for Public Health Law
  • Stephen Murphy, J.D., Deputy Director, Mid-States Region, Network for Public Health Law
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Patient-Centered Contraception Counseling and Access: The Role of Contraceptive Access Initiatives

  • Kate Beatty, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor, Department of Health Services Management and Policy, and Director, Master of Public Health Program, East Tennessee State University College of Public Health
  • Michael Smith, D.P.H., M.S.P.H., Associate Professor, Health Services Management and Policy, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University
  • Kristen Surles, Dr.P.H, M.P.H., Health Management and Policy, East Tennessee State University
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The Future of Reproductive Justice Lawyering

  • Melissa Torres-Montoya, J.D., M.P.H., Senior Manager, Lawyer Engagement, If/When/How
  • Jeryl Hayes, J.D., LL.M., Senior Movement Building Director, If/When/How
  • Limayli Huget, J.D., Helpline Counsel, If/When/How
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Building an Equitable Reproductive Health Future After Dobbs

  • Sonia Canzater, J.D., Associate Director, Infectious Diseases Initiative & Project Lead, Reproductive Rights Initiative Initiative O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
  • Desireé Luckey, J.D., Policy Analyst, Reproductive Health Initiative for Telehealth Equity and Solutions; Owner, Above-Board Food
  • Madeline Morcelle, J.D., M.P.H., Senior Attorney, National Health Law Program (NHeLP) — Washington, D.C.
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Protecting & Expanding Abortion Access in a Post-Dobbs Landscape

  • Abena Abraham, Campaign Director, UnRestrict Minnesota
  • Jess Braverman, J.D., Legal Director, Gender Justice
  • Karmann Peters Manager, Community Partnerships, Whole Woman’s Health Alliance (WWHA)
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Addressing Structural Inequities

Navigating the Distribution and Dispensing of Medical Countermeasures to Sovereign Tribal Nations

  • Heather Erb, J.D., Principal, Heather Erb, PLLC
  • Jillian Doss-Walker, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., Deputy Branch Chief, Immunization Division, Accelerated Disease Control Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Medicaid: A Tool to Address Structural Inequities that Impact Health

  • Sara Somers, J.D., M.P.H., Legal Director, National Health Law Program
  • Erika Hanson, J.D., Clinical Instructor, Health Law and Policy Clinic, Harvard Law School
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Using Civil Rights Law to Advance Health Justice for People Who Use Drugs

  • Sarah Bleiberg Bellos, J.D., Independence Fellow, Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project
  • Kate Boulton, J.D., M.P.H., Senior Legal Technical Advisor, Vital Strategies Overdose Prevention Program
  • Sally Friedman, J.D., Senior Vice President of Legal Advocacy, Legal Action Center
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Creating Confluence Among Equity Initiatives to Transform the Health of Communities in Washington State

  • Michael Ellsworth, J.D., M.P.A., Federal Relations Director, Washington State Department of Health
  • Elizabeth Perez, M.P.H., Chief of Public Affairs and Equity, Washington State Department of Health
  • Kristin Peterson, J.D., Chief of Policy, Washington Department of Health
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Learnings on Embedding Equity into Law & Policy Work

  • Tonya Cureton Curry, J.D., Senior Staff Attorney, Public Health Law Center
  • Joelle Lester, J.D., Executive Director, Public Health Law Center
  • Julie Ralson Aoki, J.D., Director, Healthy Eating & Active Living Programs, Public Health Law Center
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Ending the Commercial Tobacco Epidemic: A Proven Approach to Reduce Health Disparities

  • Stacey Gagosian, Vice President, Public Policy, Truth Initiative
  • Mark Meaney, J.D., M.A., Director, Commercial Tobacco Control Law and Policy, Public Health Law Center
  • Chris Bostic, J.D., M.S., Policy Director, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
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Pressing and Emerging Issues

Developing Advocacy Capacity to Advance Innovative Public Health Policies

  • Darlene Huang Briggs, J.D., M.P.H., Deputy Director, Act for Public Health, Network for Public Health Law
  • Leslie Zellers, J.D., Consultant – Fighting for Public Health Initiative
  • Ann Phi-Wendt, M.B.A., Managing Director, Network for Public Health Law
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Challenging Pennsylvania’s Firearm Preemption Law as a Public Health Danger: Litigation Lessons from Philadelphia

  • Benjamin Geffen, J.D., Senior Attorney, Public Interest Law Center
  • Sami Jarrah, M.P.H., Vice Dean, Finance and Administration and Executive Director for Public Partnerships, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
  • Megan Todd, Ph.D., Chief Epidemiologist, Philadelphia Department of Public
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Racial Equity Impact Assessment (REIA) Laws: Trends, Lessons Learned, and Future Directions

  • Sara Rogers, M.P.H., C.P.H., Public Health Policy Analyst, Health Equity, Network for Public Health Law
  • Faith Jackson, J.D., Racial Equity Coordinator, First Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, City of Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Julie Ralston Aoki, J.D., Public Health Law Center
  • Daina Strub Kabitz, M.P.H, J.D. Candidate, Public Health Law Center, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
  • Dawn Hunter, J.D., M.P.H., Director, Health Equity, Network for Public Health Law
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The Why and How of Legal Epidemiology: A Practical Guide to Applying Legal Epidemiology in Research and Practice

  • Scott Burris, J.D., Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple Law School; Professor, School of Public Health, Temple University
  • Lindsay K. Cloud, J.D., Deputy Director, Center for Public Health Law Research, Temple University
  • Katie Moran-McCabe, J.D., Lead Law and Policy Analyst, Center for Public Health Law Research, Beasley School of Law, Temple University
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Working with Communities to Build a Robust, Equitable and Resilient Public Health System: Lessons from the Field

  • Angela McGowan, J.D., M.P.H., Senior Director, Alliance for Disease Prevention and Response, American Public Health Association (APHA)
  • McKenzie Cowlbeck, Consultant, Oklahoma Public Health Association
  • Lawrence Haynes, Program Manager, Racial Equity, American Public Health Association (APHA)
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Advocacy-driven Legal and Policy Changes to Reduce Harm and Improve the Health of People who Use Drugs

  • Corey Davis, J.D., Director, Harm Reduction Legal Project, Network for Public Health Law
  • Carol Newark, Ph.D., Executive Director, Harm Reduction Project
  • Haven Wheelock, M.P.H., IUD Health Services Program Coordinator, Outside In
  • AJ Yolken, M.P.H., Director or Strategy Project Weber/RENEW, Project Weber/RENEW
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Legal Strategies to Reduce Reliance on Fossil Fuels, Improve Air Quality, and Respiratory Health

  • Jill Kruger, J.D., Director, Climate and Health, Network for Public Health Law
  • Jamie Long, J.D., Senior Staff Attorney, Public Health Law Center
  • Jean C. Bikomeye, M.P.H., Ph.D. Candidate, Public and Community Health Program, Medical College of Wisconsin
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The Role of Law in Facilitating System Change

Public Health Attorneys: Key Leaders in Building and Maintaining Successful Health Departments

  • Mellissa Sager, J.D., Assistant County Attorney for Health, Adams County, Colorado
  • Geoffrey Mwaungulu Jr, J.D., M.P.H., Director, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
  • Abigail Ferrell J.D., M.P.A., Public Health Analyst, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Act for Public Health: Legislation and Litigation Impacting Public Health Authority – Opportunities and Challenges

  • Darlene Huang Briggs, J.D., M.P.H., Deputy Director, Act for Public Health, Network for Public Health Law
  • Wendy E. Parmet, J.D., George J. and Kathleen Waters Matthews Distinguished Professor of Law and Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University
  • Sara Bartel, J.D., Senior Attorney, ChangeLab Solutions
  • Elizabeth Platt, Director of Research and Operations, Center for Public Health Law and Research
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Developing an Equity-minded Public Health Workforce

  • Nessia Berner Wong, M.P.H., Senior Policy Analyst, ChangeLab Solutions
  • Cesar De La Vega, J.D., Senior Policy Analyst, ChangeLab Solutions
  • Alexis Etow, J.D., Managing Director, ChangeLab Solutions
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An Interactive Conversation About the Role of Legal counsel in Emergency Response, Enforcement, and Health Equity

  • Colleen Healy-Boufides, J.D., Co-Director, Mid-States Region, Network for Public Health Law
  • Geoffrey Mwaungulu Jr, J.D., M.P.H., Director, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
  • Marie-Claire Brown, Senior Counsel, Health emergency Preparedness & Response Administration
  • Pamela Smith, Deputy Director, Office of Public Health Legal Affairs, Nassau County Department of Health
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Building Successful Partnerships Between State Health Departments and Attorney General Offices: The Minnesota Example

  • Caroline Palmer, J.D., Director, Safe Harbor, Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
  • Dana Farley, Drug Overdose Prevention Unit Supervisor, Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
  • Carman Leone, J.D., Assistant Attorney General, Minnesota Department of Health
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Viewing Wisconsin’s Alcohol Environment through a Public Health Lens

  • Felice Borisy-Rudin, J.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Policy Analyst, Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Project at the Comprehensive Injury Center, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Sara Kohlbeck, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health; Director, Division of Suicide Prevention, Comprehensive Injury Center, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Constance Kostelac, Ph.D., M.S. Assistant Professor, Institute for Health & Equity, Division of Epidemiology & Social Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin
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Good Governance to Advance Health Equity: Preemption and Equitable Enforcement

  • Sabrina Adler, J.D., Vice President, ChangeLab Solutions
  • Maya Hazarika Watts, J.D., Managing Director, ChangeLab Solutions
  • Gregory Miao, J.D., Senior Attorney, ChangeLab Solutions
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The Use of Public Health Data to Improve Community Health

Legal Tools to Advance Health Equity through Data Disaggregation

  • Stephen Murphy, J.D., Deputy Director, Mid-States Region, Network for Public Health Law
  • Carrie Waggoner, J.D., Director, Mid-States Region, Network for Public Health Law
  • Daniel Barth Jones, Principal Privacy Expert, Network for Public Health Law, Privacy Hub by Datavant
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Leveraging Cross-Sector Data in The Opioid Crisis Response

  • Aaron D. Peterson, Director, Public Health Informatics, Hennepin County Public Health
  • Nathan Imihy Bean, M.P.P., Senior Informatics Planning Analyst, Hennepin County Public Health
  • Peter Bodurtha, M.P.P., Senior Data Scientist, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI)
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Barriers and Opportunities for Tribal Access to Public Health Data to Advance Health Equity

  • Carrie Field, M.P.H., Policy Analyst, National Indian Health Board (NIHB)
  • A.C. Locklear, J.D., Federal Relations Director, National Indian Health Board (NIHB).
  • Sarah Price, M.P.H. Public Health Policy and Programs Manager, National Indian Health Board (NIHB).
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Trends in General Privacy Legislation, Data Federalism, and AI Regulation Affecting Public Health Data Access and Use

  • Charles Curran, J.D., Consultant, Charles D. Curran Consulting
  • Cason Schmit, J.D., Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
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Creating Strong Legal Frameworks for Cross-Sector Data Integration

  • Richard Gold, J.D., Consultant
  • Paul Hogle, J.D., Associate General Counsel and Chief Records Officer, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)
  • Deja Kemp, J.D., Research Faculty, Director of Legal Policy, Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy
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Risks and Rewards of Demographic Data Collection: How Effective Data Privacy Can Promote Health Equity

  • Charly Shane Gilfoil, J.D., Staff Attorney, National Health Law Program (NHeLP)
  • Naomi Goldberg, J.D., Deputy Director, Movement Advancement Project (MAP)
  • Silvia Yee, J.D., Senior Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
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Strategies and Lessons for Protecting HIV Patient Data, Ensuring Data Privacy, and Assessing HIV Criminalization Laws and Policies at the State and Local Level

  • Heather Anderson-Fintak, J.D., General Counsel, Southern Nevada Health District
  • Iyanrick John, J.D., M.P.H., Vice President of External Affairs, ChangeLab Solutions
  • Amy Killelea, J.D., Principal, Killelea Consulting
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Using Data Hashing to De-identify Cross-Sector Data for Chicago’s Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement (CARE) Program

  • Jason Lerner, J.D., Senior Director, 911 Portfolio, University of Chicago Health Lab
  • Golnar Teimouri, M.S.S., Manager, Criminal Justice Research, Arnold Ventures
  • Michael Thompson, M.P.P., Epidemiologist, Chicago Department of Public Health
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