Center for Public Health Law Research

Are you ready to learn scientific, legal mapping, and ? Join us for our Introduction to Policy Surveillance webinar on July 21 at 12 pm ET.

Register here: https://temple.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ERjSIsObQNq8aiuoXhgP-w #/registration

This training provides a broad overview of policy surveillance methods and applications. Attendees will learn the differences between scientific, legal mapping techniques (e.g., policy surveillance, legal assessments), the steps of the policy surveillance process, and uses for the data.

Have you registered yet for the 2026 Policy Surveillance Institute? https://bit.ly/PSInstitute26

This intensive program is the Center’s most comprehensive training on scientific legal mapping methods of the year in Philly, August 6-7!

Check out this morning's NPR story on how changes to public health authority may affect responses to future disease outbreaks, featuring insights from CPHLR's Elizabeth Platt.

Elizabeth is quoted alongside other leading public health experts discussing what these changes could mean for future public health emergencies.

Read it here: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/04/nx-s1-5846943/public-health-mandates-limits

CPHLR's Director, Scott Burris, JD presenting today in Atlanta for the Health Law Professors Conference!

Don't miss four great presentations from CPHLR staff and fellows this afternoon in Rm 246 at !

Director Scott Burris was quoted this week in an article in the The New York Times examining a return to language that introduces shame, blame, and stigma back into public health, an approach that often strips people of social support and drives them to conceal their illness and avoid care.

Read the article:

The Return of Blaming and Shaming in Public Health For years, medicine has tried to eliminate stigma. Now, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is bringing back the language of personal responsibility.

Will we see you at ? CPHLR staff and fellows will be in Atlanta this week for the Health Law Professors Conference. We hope to see you in a session!

New research from GW Milken Institute School of Public Health and CPHLR used mystery shoppers at 130 cannabis retailers in LA, Las Vegas, Denver, Portland & Seattle to assess cannabis retail practices in 5 US states regulating legal nonmedical cannabis retail

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Did you know we offer in-person and virtual training for you and your staff in legal epidemiology?

Our workshops are designed to equip public health professionals with the essential knowledge and practical skills needed to navigate the complex intersection of public health and law.

Want to learn more? Contact us here: http://phlr.temple.edu/contact