To help meet the needs of public health practitioners and advocates, the Act for Public Health partners launched a biweekly forum for timely conversations that explain and interpret the impact of federal action on state and local public health practice.
In our second briefing on May 28, Katie Hannon Michel, senior attorney at ChangeLab Solutions, and Donya Khadem, Equal Protection Initiative counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund discussed executive orders attacking diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives, outlining how federal agencies have begun to implement them. Watch the recording.
Join our third briefing on Wednesday, June 11, at 11am PT / 2pm ET, for a 30-minute conversation between Wesley Hartman, senior attorney at ChangeLab Solutions, and Christy Mallory, Roberta A. Conroy Interim Executive Director and legal director at the Williams Institute. They’ll share an overview of executive orders attacking LGBTQ+ communities and explain the impacts of other federal actions, such as cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. They'll also discuss legal challenges to many of these actions, along with strategies to help public health practitioners navigate the federal landscape. Register for the series.