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 state laws regulating medical marijuana, revealing disparities in patient protections, product safety, and dispensary regulations, based on 2017 data.

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 dataset maps laws impacting syringe possession, highlighting efforts to reduce HIV and other communicable diseases by addressing high-risk behaviors among injection drug users.

This dataset maps syringe distribution laws, detailing paraphernalia regulations and their impact on preventing HIV transmission and supporting public health among injection drug users.

This dataset examines state opioid prescribing guidelines for acute and emergency care, focusing on requirements, recommendations, and penalties for non-compliance, valid through July 1, 2017.

This article explores EMS responses to heroin and pharmaceutical opioid overdoses in Seattle, highlighting patient demographics, treatment differences, and the importance of standardized case definitions for overdose surveillance.

This dataset details the implementation dates for state prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), including enactment, operation, and access, based on data from Brandeis’ PDMP TTAC.

This article explores federal funding trends for public health law evaluation research between 1985 and 2014, revealing that funding for public health law research remained a small proportion of NIH's overall budget.

This article examines national public health laws across 20 Sub-Saharan African countries using policy surveillance to assess legal domains and align with the Global Health Security Agenda Action Packages.

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

This dataset explores the role of Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) and Health in All Policies (HiAP) approaches in decision-making and highlights state-level bills and laws from 2012-2016 related to these approaches.

This dataset outlines the legal and regulatory framework for marijuana in Washington state following the decriminalization of recreational use. It discusses local ordinances on zoning, siting, and access, presenting data from a longitudinal dataset.

This article explores Maryland's 2011 alcohol sales tax increase and its effect on alcohol-positive driving, showing a 6% reduction overall, with a stronger impact on younger drivers aged 15 to 34 years.