Act for Public Health 2025 Briefings

Navigating the Impact of Federal Actions on Public Health Practice.

Public health practitioners and policymakers need to stay informed amid the shifting legal landscape brought about by recent federal activities. The Act for Public Health partners are hosting a new forum for timely conversations that explain and interpret the impact of federal action on state and local public health practice. Join us biweekly from May 14 to July 9 for 30-minute informal discussions between speakers with topical expertise. We’ll cover federal actions on subject areas such as immigration; LGBTQ+ communities; diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives; and more. Each session will focus on a different topic.

These webinars are for public health professionals at the state and local level, nonprofit organizations, academics, researchers, attorneys, and those with a stake in federal actions affecting public health.

Briefings will be held at the same time every two weeks, at 11am PT / 2pm ET, on the following Wednesdays:

  • May 14
  • May 28
  • June 11
  • June 25
  • July 9

Briefing 1: Wednesday, May 14, 11am PT / 2pm ET
In Briefing 1, Sabrina Adler, vice president of law at ChangeLab Solutions, and Joelle Lester, executive director at Public Health Law Center, provided an overview of the Act for Public Health briefing series, explored the effects of a range of executive actions, and discussed strategy for the current moment. Watch the briefing.

Briefing 2: Wednesday, May 28, 11am PT / 2pm ET
This week, join Katie Hannon Michel, senior attorney at ChangeLab Solutions, and Donya Khadem, Equal Protection Initiative counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. They’ll provide an overview of executive orders attacking diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives and explore how federal agencies have begun to implement them. They’ll also discuss ongoing legal challenges to these orders, as well as strategies and considerations for public health practitioners as they navigate federal actions and their fallout.

Register for the series