This article reviews the use of standing orders to increase adult vaccination rates, highlighting strong evidence of their effectiveness as a public health intervention to boost vaccine coverage.

This article evaluates Child Access Prevention (CAP) laws for firearms, which impose penalties for unsafe storage. Current evidence remains insufficient to validate CAP laws as public health interventions to reduce gun-related injuries and deaths.

This dataset shows key features of the federal SSI program for children with disabilities (1996–2018), highlighting its role in assisting low-income families caring for severely disabled children.

This dataset maps U.S. school discipline laws from 2008–2018, highlighting key features, trends, and disparities, including recent efforts to reduce exclusionary practices like expulsion and suspension.

This dataset maps state-level SSP laws for children with disabilities (1996–2018), showing how SSP benefits complement federal SSI to address unique costs, reduce insecurity, and support families.

This study examines the impact of state laws on concussion rates in high school athletes from 2005-2016, showing a decrease in recurrent concussions after law implementation, with football having the highest number of concussions.

This study examines how high schools implement youth sports traumatic brain injury laws, focusing on return-to-play, removal-from-play, and concussion education. Findings highlight variations in policy content across 71 schools in 26 states and DC.

This dataset explores state laws and regulations encouraging or requiring hospitals to adopt breastfeeding-friendly practices under the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, including the 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.

This article examines the variation in formula supplementation of breastfed infants in New York hospitals and its implications for child health outcomes.

This dataset maps state laws aimed at preventing traumatic brain injuries in youth sports, highlighting secondary prevention efforts like return-to-play protocols and parental notification.

This article examines Iowa's anti-bullying statute, highlighting barriers like funding, staff, policy jurisdiction, and prevention programs, as reported by school administrators.

This article examines the impact of flexible funding on child welfare outcomes, highlighting Ohio child welfare directors’ insights on community partnerships and federal success measures.

This study examines factors predicting prosecution and conviction in child maltreatment cases in North Carolina, highlighting case characteristics such as concurrent charges and the age of the child victim.

This study analyzes changes in hospital maternity care practices and lactation support from 2009–2014 in New York, revealing improvements in breastfeeding support but also barriers like limited resources and inconsistent lactation support.

This study evaluates Iowa's anti-bullying law, finding a decrease in bullying over time but no improvement in teacher intervention. The law’s effectiveness in reducing bullying was mixed, with teacher response worsening post-enactment.