Advancing Policy as a Public Health Intervention to Reduce Morbidity, Mortality and Disparities in HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and Tuberculosis

This funding opportunity aims to strengthen the ability of leaders who make decisions in public health to identify and implement science-based policy interventions that will save lives, save money, reduce health disparities, and protect adults and youth from HIV, viral hepatitis, STDs, and TB. To accomplish this, the applicant(s) will apply legal epidemiology and policy analysis principles to determine where and how laws, policies, and regulations are applied and conduct analyses to evaluate the effect of law and policy on health and economic outcomes. Further, the recipient(s) will provide legal and/or policy technical assistance to assist leaders who make decisions in public health navigate complex landscapes unique to their jurisdictions as well as provide tools and resources which will be publicly accessible.