Legal Advocacy for Public Health Practice and Policy

1 Credit.

Examines legal advocacy as a strategic tool for advancing public health and health equity, with emphasis on accountability for public health harms. Examines how law operates both as a structural determinant of health and as an intervention tool through litigation, administrative challenges, amicus participation, and legislative engagement. Analyzes how legal strategies are developed, the roles public health professionals play in legal processes, and the risks and unintended consequences associated with legal advocacy using applied case studies. Emphasizes issue spotting and legal reasoning as tools for effective collaboration and strategy, rather than legal analysis for its own sake. Emphasizes strategic judgment, legal and public health collaborations, and the practical integration of legal advocacy into public health work and designed for non-lawyers.