This 2020 dataset outlines TRAP laws requiring abortion facilities to be licensed as ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), detailing facility requirements. Part of a broader collaboration on abortion law regulations.
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 report assesses legal responses to COVID-19, offering policy recommendations on preparedness, health care, and equity to guide policymakers in addressing the pandemic's challenges and opportunities.
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 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 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 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 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 looks at state reproductive health care conscience laws (2019), focusing on procedural protections like immunity from civil liability and limits when patient safety is at risk.
This resource compiles tables tracking COVID-19 emergency declarations, mitigation policies, and topic-specific legal responses across all jurisdictional levels.
This article examines state legal actions to mitigate COVID-19’s public health impact, including social distancing mandates, medical procedure restrictions, and local versus state governance policies.
This dataset examines global laws regulating self-managed abortion in 180 countries and 40 jurisdictions, highlighting legal restrictions, requirements, and criminal penalties as of June 1, 2019.
This article provides legal and policy resources, evidence-based strategies, and expert analysis on mitigating COVID-19’s impact, focusing on emergency declarations, preparedness, and equitable public health solutions.
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.