This article discusses the benefits of legally requiring public health departments to be accredited, including improved performance, accountability, and community collaboration.

This article presents a process for integrating evidence into policy innovation, focusing on legal interventions, strategies for synthesizing evidence, and fostering relationships between researchers and policymakers.

Los Angeles shared-use agreements (2010–2012) expanded school facilities for physical activity in under-resourced areas, addressing cost and sustainability to reach 165,000 kids and 500,000 adults at $0.38 per person.

This dataset explores state laws regulating workplace wellness programs for private employers, including penalties, incentives, and tax credits designed to encourage employee participation and improve health outcomes.

This article discusses how local integrated government can improve public health by streamlining activities, creating a more efficient government, and providing evidence to support this system's adoption.

Municipal mixed-use zoning is one public health strategy to create more walkable neighborhoods by reducing the separation of daily activities.

This study links flexible funding to improved foster care outcomes like reduced days in care and awaiting adoption, using community-based participatory research on child mental health and welfare data.

Community services providers should be encouraged or required to promote the use of advance directives.

The existence of different types of accreditation legal frameworks, embedded in complex and varying state legal infrastructures and political environments, raises important legal implications for the national voluntary accreditation program.

This article examines how decision-making environments influence health choices, revealing how role, context, and state affect health decisions and how cognitive biases often lead to suboptimal choices.

The accreditation of public health departments is expected to play a significant role in strengthening the performance, effectiveness, and accountability of the nation’s public health system.

This article examines the legal powers of state Attorneys General to promote public health. It analyzes their current roles, provides case studies, and offers suggestions for enhancing their ability to influence health policy.

A call to action to achieve universal health agency accreditation within this decade. The authors identify the challenge and offer strategies and opportunities for implementation.