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Public Health Emergency Legal Preparedness: Legal Practitioner Perspectives
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2021
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This paper provides an overview of recent US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiatives and efforts — under the leadership of the General Counsel, the Secretary, and the President — regarding legal preparedness for public health emergencies. In addressing this topic, the paper focuses on four core elements comprising public health legal preparedness:
(1) effective legal authorities to support necessary public health activities;
(2) competencies of public health professionals to know and then to apply those laws;
(3) coordination of the application of laws across jurisdictions (local, state, tribal, federal, and international) and across multiple sectors; and
(4) information and best practices in public health law.
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