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 state-level emergency declarations and mitigation policies during the COVID-19 pandemic, including measures like social distancing, mask mandates, and local government preemption.

This resource compiles tables tracking COVID-19 emergency declarations, mitigation policies, and topic-specific legal responses across all jurisdictional levels.

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.

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 analyzes state abortion waiting period laws requiring mandatory counseling and delays before procedures, as of August 31, 2020, including enforceability considerations.

This article highlights a Journal of Public Health Management and Practice supplement featuring 13 original articles on legal epidemiology, exploring its evolution, methods, and applications in public health.

This article reviews bans on specific firearms and ammunition, such as semiautomatic assault weapons, highlighting mixed evidence on their effectiveness in reducing gun-related harm. Insufficient evidence supports their use as public health measures.

This article examines the effectiveness of smoke-free policies in reducing tobacco use, secondhand smoke exposure, and related health risks, highlighting significant public health improvements.

This article reviews the effectiveness of standing orders in vaccination programs, showing significant increases in vaccine uptake and prevention of infectious diseases among adults and children.

This article explores a court decision on Safehouse, an overdose prevention site, highlighting its implications for drug policy aimed at minimizing harm from drugs and drug regulation.

This data explores state laws on tobacco pricing strategies, highlighting taxation and prevention measures to reduce consumption and improve public health through evidence-based policy.

This dataset displays key features of state-level landlord-tenant laws across the U.S. as of August 1, 2017, to August 1, 2019, covering lease agreements, security deposits, property maintenance, and more.