TY - JOUR T1 - Growing number of state, local measures undermining public health authority: Temple University researchers tracking laws, policies that limit public health protections JF - The Nation's Health JO - Nations Health SP - 11 LP - 11 VL - 52 IS - 9 AU - Eeshika Dadheech Y1 - 2022/11/01 UR - http://www.thenationshealth.org/content/52/9/11.abstract N2 - Nearly half of U.S. states have passed laws in recent years that limit the authority of public health officials to take action in a health emergency. Many of the laws hamper the ability of governors or local health officials from taking action to protect people from infectious disease. ER -