Collaborating for Health: Health in All Policies and the Law

Dawn Pepin; Benjamin D Winig; Derek Carr; Peter D Jacobson

doi:10.1177/1073110517703327

Collaborating for Health: Health in All Policies and the Law

J Law Med Ethics. 2017 Mar;45(1_suppl):60-64. doi: 10.1177/1073110517703327.

Authors

Dawn Pepin¹, Benjamin D Winig¹, Derek Carr¹, Peter D Jacobson¹

Affiliation

¹ Dawn Pepin, J.D., M.P.H., is a public health analyst through Chenega Professional and Technical Services, LLC, with the Public Health Law Program (PHLP) in the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this role, she conducts legal epidemiological research to analyze state and local laws related to public health. Dawn is the lead for the health equity research portfolio at PHLP. She earned her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey, and her master's degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Benjamin D. Winig, J.D., M.P.A., serves as vice president of law & policy at ChangeLab Solutions, a national nonprofit based in Oakland, California. Ben manages a team of lawyers and oversees legal and policy interventions aimed at improving public health and advancing health equity. Ben regularly advises elected officials, public agency staff, and community-based organizations on a variety of active living and healthy planning strategies. Ben graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and received his law degree and master's degree in public affairs from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Derek Carr, J.D., is a staff attorney with ChangeLab Solutions, where he works on issues related to healthy, sustainable communities, including tobacco control, indoor and outdoor air quality, healthy eating, active living, and chronic disease prevention. Derek received both his bachelor of arts degree in public policy and political science and his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Peter D. Jacobson, J.D., M.P.H., is a professor of health law and policy and director of the Center for Law, Ethics, and Health at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He teaches courses on health law, public health law, and public health policy. Currently, Peter is writing a health law text for health administration students and leading a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation project examining the implementation of Health in All Policies programs. He is also the principal investigator for the Mid-States Region of the Network for Public Health Law, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program. He received his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and his master's degree in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Abstract

This article introduces and defines the Health in All Policies (HiAP) concept and examines existing state legislation, with a focus on California. The article starts with an overview of HiAP and then analyzes the status of HiAP legislation, specifically addressing variations across states. Finally, the article describes California's HiAP approach and discusses how communities can apply a HiAP framework not only to improve health outcomes and advance health equity, but also to counteract existing laws and policies that contribute to health inequities.

MeSH terms

California
Health Equity*
Health Policy*
Humans

Grants and funding

CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States