Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0003-4490-7504

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2025

Abstract

In this moment, the public health community can no longer afford the luxury of staying outside the arenas of politics and law. They must research empirically the impact of judicial decisions on health, treating the court’s decrees as a social determinant of health. They must also educate lawmakers on the impact of court decisions on people and patients, partner with policy and legal experts to inform the public about the important role that courts play in determining the health of individuals and communities, and attempt to combat the misinformation that muddles popular understandings of public health. Should we remain silent, the threats to public health will only grow.

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2025.308281

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