This dataset examines Complete Streets policies across all U.S. states and the District of Columbia, aiming to enhance road safety for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users, improving environmental health and physical activity.
This essay examines Medicaid's critical role in the opioid epidemic, highlighting improved outcomes for those with coverage while addressing policy threats like work requirements and block grants.
This essay explores how legal epidemiology and policy surveillance can clarify the impact of abortion laws on public health outcomes, improving evidence for targeted efforts in abortion access.
This essay examines immigration law as a social determinant of health, exploring its impacts on fear, access to social goods, and health perceptions, while highlighting legal mobilization responses.
This essay explores how state policy polarization impacts life expectancy in the U.S., highlighting structural drivers like New Federalism, preemption laws, and corporate influence on policy.
This essay discusses the CityHealth model's use of policy surveillance and accountability frameworks to drive evidence-based policy change in U.S. cities, addressing social determinants of health.
This legal map reviews housing laws in 40 U.S. cities, exploring their effects on racial inequity, mental health, and public health emergencies as of August 1, 2018.
This dataset highlights city nuisance property ordinances in the 40 most populous U.S. cities (2017–2019), exploring their impact on public health and marginalized groups, including domestic violence survivors and individuals with disabilities.
This dataset identifies key features of state fair housing laws across 49 states and DC, expanding federal protections under the Fair Housing Act, covering discrimination types and exemptions, in effect from August 1, 2017, to August 1, 2019.
This dataset explores local inclusionary zoning laws requiring or incentivizing affordable housing development, highlighting opportunities for housing equity across ten U.S. jurisdictions.
This article reviews milk fluoridation as a potential public health intervention for reducing tooth decay. Evidence is insufficient to establish its effectiveness in improving oral health.
This article explores rental assistance and voucher programs, highlighting evidence of their effectiveness in improving housing quality, safety, and public health outcomes for low-income households.
This article examines the legal mechanisms promoting mixed-income housing developments and their potential to address affordable housing shortages, though evidence on public health impact remains insufficient.
This article discusses kinship care for maltreated children, highlighting legal policies and evidence supporting better outcomes for children in kinship care compared to non-kinship care placements.
