Local
public health policies can have a positive impact on the health of communities,
creating healthier conditions for living through everything from water
fluoridation to tobacco use to minimum wage laws. But did you know that state
governments can limit — or even eliminate — the impacts of locally developed
policies if they conflict with state law? Fortunately, options for local public
health partnerships are available to manage these challenges.
Webinar Objectives
1. To
identify ways to address the social determinants of health inequity through
local public health policy, using the Healthy People 2020 framework
2. To
understand how preemption influences local public health change
3. To describe
the function of local public health partnerships in addressing preemption
Date and Time: Tuesday, January 14th 1:30 –
2:30 PM ET
Length: 60 minutes
Speakers: Geoffrey Mwaungulu (Moderator), Jr. JD, MPH, Senior Program Analyst NACCHO; Barbara Laymon PhD, MPH, Lead Program Analyst NACCHO; Spencer Wagner, Program Specialist Local Democracy, National League of Cities; Shawn Mclntosh, Executive Director, Sugar Free Kids Maryland; Rex Archer, MD MPH, Director, Kansas City Health Department.