Center for Public Health Law Research

06/05/2026

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.

06/05/2026

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

06/04/2026

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

06/04/2026

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

06/02/2026

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:

For years, medicine has tried to eliminate stigma. Now, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is bringing back the language of personal responsibility.

06/02/2026

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!

05/29/2026

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

05/28/2026

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

05/27/2026

New research by CPHLR staff and collaborators GW School of Public Health Online ealth published in Addictive Behaviors examined marketing practices and regulatory compliance among 161 cannabis retailers across five U.S. cities in states with authorized nonmedical cannabis retail. READ: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2026.108733

05/26/2026

Attending the Law and Society Association's meeting? CPHLR Director Scott Burris will be on site! Come say hello and chat about and . Reach out at [email protected] to set up a meeting.