Public Health Legal Preparedness in Indian Country

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ID11033428
AuthorsRalph T Bryan (Ralph T. Bryan and Lemyra DeBruyn are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Albuquerque, NM. At the time of the study, Rebecca McLaughlin Schaefer was an intern at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta. Daniel D. Stier is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Rebecca McLaughlin Schaefer (Ralph T. Bryan and Lemyra DeBruyn are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Albuquerque, NM. At the time of the study, Rebecca McLaughlin Schaefer was an intern at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta. Daniel D. Stier is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Lemyra Debruyn (Ralph T. Bryan and Lemyra DeBruyn are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Albuquerque, NM. At the time of the study, Rebecca McLaughlin Schaefer was an intern at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta. Daniel D. Stier is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.), Daniel D Stier (Ralph T. Bryan and Lemyra DeBruyn are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Albuquerque, NM. At the time of the study, Rebecca McLaughlin Schaefer was an intern at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta. Daniel D. Stier is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.)
Year2009
Volume99
Issue4
Pages607-614
Publication date2009-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2008.146522
PMID19150897
PMCIDPMC2661496
OpenAlexW2062215625
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited9

American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments are sovereign entities with inherent authority to create laws and enact health regulations. Laws are an essential tool for ensuring effective public health responses to emerging threats. To analyze how tribal laws support public health practice in tribal communities, we reviewed tribal legal documentation available through online databases and talked with subject-matter experts in tribal public health law. Of the 70 tribal codes we found, 14 (20%) had no clearly identifiable public health provisions. The public health–related statutes within the remaining codes were rarely well integrated or comprehensive. Our findings provide an evidence base to help tribal leaders strengthen public health legal foundations in tribal communities

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