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The Need for Historical Fluency in Pandemic Law and Policy

Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences

May 30, 2024

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Law is a powerful social determinant of health. Public health laws, in and out of pandemics, are historically patterned. Daniel Goldberg, JD, PhD, says historical fluency is required for effective work in crafting legal and policy interventions as a part of public health emergency preparedness and response.

The questions of how public health workers and policymakers may acquire such competency and creating space for historical training in crowded public health curricula is its own considerable challenge.
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