COVID-19 Law and Policy Briefings, Series One: Equitable Enforcement
Tobin Tyler, Elizabeth Breslin, Jessica Hannon Michel, Katie
Tobin Tyler, Elizabeth
Breslin, Jessica
Hannon Michel, Katie
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2020-06-02
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http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/7373
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As COVID-19 inflicts disproportionate harm on communities of color, inequitable enforcement of public health policies in response to the pandemic further widens health disparities. Police are strictly enforcing stay-at-home orders in some communities of color, while employing more lenient approaches in predominantly white communities. At the same time, enforcement of some laws designed to protect health and safety—from local housing codes to federal environmental laws like the Clean Air Act—has been suspended during the emergency response. This Briefing will discuss inequitable enforcement of public health laws and options that government officials should consider in order to promote more equitable outcomes during the pandemic and in the long-term, after the public health crisis subsides.
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The COVID-19 Law and Policy Briefings, hosted in two series from March 2020 through July 2021, feature US and international public health law experts discussing the biggest legal issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The briefings are produced by the George Consortium, co-sponsored by the Center for Health Policy and Law at Northeastern University School of Law, the Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University Beasley School of Law, and the APHA Law Section. Visit Public Health Law Watch (http://bit.ly/COVIDLawBriefing) to watch episodes. All past briefings are also archived by The Week in Health Law podcast.
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This Week in Health Law, COVID-19 Law and Policy Briefings, Series One: Equitable Enforcement, (June 2, 2020), https://twihl.podbean.com/mf/play/r5c6vi/twihl_207.mp3.
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The Week in Health Law, Ep. 207
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