Advancing Commitment to Health Equity Through Community-Based Legal Epidemiology: A Case Study of Local Policy Reform Mitchell A. Blount1 , Jammie Hopkins2,3, Monica L. Ponder4, Ebony Johnson5, Malaka Y. Nzinga1, Zakiyah Morris1 , Eniyah Baptiste1, Sushana Lamsal1, Emma B. Paris6, Shannan Young7, Mark V. Mooney8, Maisha Standifer2,3, and Megan Douglas1,2 1National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine, United States; 2Department of Community Health & Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, United States; 3Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, United States; 4Department of Communication, Culture & Media Studies, Howard University Cathy Hughes School of Communications, United States; 5Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Emory University, United States; 6North Carolina Healthcare Association, United States; 7Legal Research Consultant, United States and 8The Gray Owl Public Health Services, LLC, United States Abstract Public policies contribute to structural racism and health inequities. To dismantle structural racism and advance health equity, methods aligning scientific evidence, community priorities, and political will are needed to implement equity-focused interventions. This study combined community-based participatory research and legal epidemiology methods to inform local policy in East Point, Georgia. The community informed a comprehensive policy approach to address social determinants of health (SDOH) and advance health equity and identified East Point’s Comprehensive Plan Update as an opportunity to advance health equity through policy. Key findings informed a legal epidemiology study to assess variation in including equity and health equity in comprehensive plans across 32 jurisdictions. Limited adoption of equity and health equity provisions were found, revealing opportunities to inform the East Point policymaking process. Research findings were summarized and disseminated t…

New on FirstView: "Advancing Commitment to Health Equity Through Community-Based Legal Epidemiology: A Case Study of Local Policy Reform" by Mitchell Blount et al. analyzes a project in East Point, Georgia. #LegalEpidemiology #StructuralRacism
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Workshop on Legal Epidemiology — an in-person, interactive session on research methodology. Hosted by University of Michigan School of Public Health on March 25
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Targeting Addiction Structural Stigma Embodied in Law (“TASSEL”): Findings from an intrastate legal mapping study Stigma is a fundamental cause of disease that reflects and intensifies health inequalities. Laws are powerful mediators for stigma; to correct them, i…

It took over 4 years, but the paper is finally published. In this study, we developed novel methods drawn from #LegalEpidemiology to map addiction #stigma in California law.

This #interdisciplinary work was conceptually and methodologically difficult!⤵️

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An Analysis of Anti-Bullying Laws in the United States , Gabrielle F. Miller1, Kyle Rosenblum1, Christopher Dunphy1, Riley Wagner2 and Dane Alexander White1 Molly Merrill-Francis2 1Division of Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA, USA and 2Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA, USA Abstract Bullying is a public health concern that results in diminished well-being for children and adolescents. One approach that lawmakers have taken to address bullying is enacting anti-bullying laws, which require school districts to establish bullying prevention policies. In this study, researchers used standard legal epidemiology methods to systematically retrieve and analyze anti-bullying laws in the United States (US). While they found that every US state and the District of Columbia has a school anti-bullying law, there is wide variation in their scope and requirements. Some jurisdictions specified requirements that school districts must implement in their anti-bullying policies, while others deferred policy enactment entirely to school districts. Given the differences in requirements and scoping afforded in anti-bullying laws, understanding the important components included in such policies can help provide policymakers and practitioners with information about bullying prevention strategies across jurisdictions. Keywords: Bullying; Legal Epidemiology; Adolescent Health; Mental Health; State Law

New on FirstView: "An Analysis of Anti-Bullying Laws in the United States" by Dane Alexander White, Gabrielle F. Miller, Kyle Rosenblum, Christopher Dunphy, Riley Wagner, and Molly Merrill-Francis. #bullying #LegalEpidemiology #MentalHealth
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Using the logic model for #LegalEpidemiology, @drjuanhc.com and colleagues have conceptualized how #opioid prescribing laws can affect population health outcomes.

🏛️ #LegalEpidemiology explores how laws shape health through five study types: policy-making, mapping, implementation, mechanism, and intervention. #PittHSRseminar

@drjuanhc.com is on campus for today's #PittHSRseminar to discuss #LegalEpidemiology to advance #PainPolicy! Follow along as we share highlights from his presentation.

I’m logged into a great #LegalEpidemiology session. Kona is sighing heavily. She doesn’t get as excited about this stuff as I do.

Join us on November 7 for a vital discussion on Legal Epidemiology and its role in advancing safety and equity. #LegalEpidemiology #PublicHealth #InjuryPrevention #Equity #Research
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