The Network for Public Health Law (NPHL) has issued two new public health resources that can be read and accessed below.

Disaggregation of Public Health Data by Race and Ethnicity: A Legal Handbook

Detailed race and ethnicity data in public health is needed to adequately identify, assess, and address health inequities and structural racism, yet this type of data is often not utilized because of misunderstandings around the legality of collecting and sharing it.  This legal handbook addresses the role of law in collecting and disseminating public health data disaggregated by race and ethnicity.

An Overview on Conducting a HIPAA Hybrid Entity Assessment for Local Public Health Departments

This issue brief helps public health practitioners and their attorneys understand how HIPAA applies to Local Public Health Departments (LHDs), the steps a LHD must take to become a HIPAA hybrid entity, and discusses how these decisions directly impact data sharing, operations, compliance burden, and risk.