Click here for more information about the April 28, 2009 call.
CDC’s Public Health Law Program has developed this new, foundational course on public
health law as a learning resource for public health practitioners, students, and
others.
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2009 H1N1 Flu Legal Preparedness
Information on legal issues, resources, and related matters
relevant to the current swine flu outbreak will be posted on
this website as they become available.
For detailed information, including federal, state,
local, and international legal actions taken in response to
the outbreak, visit 2009 H1N1 Flu Legal Preparedness.
Pandemic Influenza Legal Preparedness Tools
Disclaimer: Please note that this information is not legal
advice. Any questions regarding the application of specific
laws should be directed to your official legal counsel.
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Public Health Emergency
Legal Preparedness Clearinghouse
The resources below are selected tools developed by the CDC
Public Health Law Program and partners for professionals' and policy
makers' use in strengthening their organizations’ and jurisdictions’
legal preparedness for all-hazards public health emergencies.
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Health Law 101
CDC’s Public Health Law Program has developed this new, foundational
course on public health law as a learning resource for public health
practitioners, students, and others. The course comprises 9 slide lecture
units for delivery to public health department professionals by legal
counsel & others trained in law.
Public Health Law 101
Cross-Sector Collaboration
Tools
The CDC / Bureau of Justice Assistance "Public Health and Law Enforcement
Emergency Preparedness Workgroup" has released two tools designed to
improve cross-sectoral and cross-jurisdictional preparedness for public
health emergencies. The first, “A Framework for Improving Cross-Sector
Coordination for Emergency Preparedness and Response: Action Steps for
Public Health, Law Enforcement, Corrections, and the Judiciary,” details
background on and opportunities for strengthening cross-sectoral and
cross-jurisdictional emergency preparedness. The second is a guide for
developing a memorandum of understanding for coordinated cross-sector
implementation of community response measures to contagious respiratory
diseases such as influenza.
More information and available documents
In the News
Murder
verdict in HIV case sets off alarm
Canwest News Service (04/06/09)
Jordana Huber and Tiffany Crawford
A jury in Ontario, Canada, recently convicted 52-year old Johnson Aziga
of murder for the deaths of two women who died after contracting HIV from
him. Aziga was found guilty of intentionally causing the deaths by having
unprotected sex and failing to tell his sexual partners he knew he was HIV
positive. He was also found guilty of 10 counts of aggravated sexual assault,
and one count of attempted aggravated sexual assault for similar incidents
with nine other women. The murder conviction was the first of its kind in
Canada, and possibly the world. The verdict has set off intense debate among
those who believe criminalizing HIV transmission is wrong. "Do we as a society
think not telling someone you're living with a sexually transmitted infection
is the equivalent of murder?" asked Alison Symington, of the Canadian HIV/AIDS
Legal Network. Others worry that the risk of criminal prosecution may deter
people from seeking medical treatment or disclosing their status to authorities.
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