Legal Foundations

The resources on this page provide foundational information about law, its relationship to public health, and the practice of public health law.

Preemption and Local Public Health Law[PDF – 152KB]
An overview of the legal doctrine of preemption, including a definition, the use of preemption as a strategy, and methods for local governments to address preemption

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