This article examines local laws aimed at reducing childhood lead poisoning in urban areas with older housing. It evaluates innovative legal approaches to tackle lead hazards and their potential for preventing health risks in children.

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

This commentary explores state legal provisions for foodborne illness surveillance and outbreak response, focusing on reporting requirements and key legal authorities in the public health framework.

This study examines police perceptions during a Philadelphia foot patrol experiment, highlighting the role of territoriality, local knowledge, and officer style in reducing violent crime by 23% while addressing tensions in policing methods.

This article explores how government purchasing power can influence public health by promoting healthier food options. It examines the procurement process and its potential to improve food environments and health outcomes.

Overall annual influenza vaccination rate has slowly increased among health care workers but still remains below the national goal of 90 percent.

Dr. Swanson discusses gun violence, the role mental illness plays in mass tragedies, and warns against crisis-driven policy.

This study analyzes domestic violence case resolution in North Carolina from 2004–2010, finding that criminal penalties at current levels do not reduce future arrests or convictions for repeat offenses.

This study takes as a starting place the inherent tension between public safety and civil rights in considering mental illness as a significant concern for firearms policy and law.

Foot patrol as a specific policing tactic appears to fit nicely into a variety of policing paradigms, and suggestions for incorporating them to move beyond strictly enforcement-based responses are presented.

This paper explores associations between awareness of New Jersey’s HIV exposure law and the HIV-related attitudes, beliefs, and sexual and seropositive status disclosure behaviors of HIV-positive persons.

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.

This study examines state-level public health laws addressing traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in youth sports, focusing on how these laws help coaches and parents identify TBIs and reduce the risk of multiple TBIs.

This study examines how local public health legal infrastructure affects population health, focusing on reformed county government and offering state legislation recommendations to improve health outcomes through social determinants.

This study examines how regulating NYC's electricity demand can improve public health by reducing peak-hour consumption, lowering emissions, and benefiting local health outcomes.