By The Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research The landscape of abortion law in the United States saw increases in targeted restrictions in 2019, but also some efforts to protect access by state governments and courts, according to new data published this week to LawAtlas.org. The data capture abortion-focused statutes and regulations (or…
By The Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research This week, the Center for Public Health Law Research and Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) published the first two of 13 comprehensive datasets on laws that can support cost-savings for states and promote health and well-being. Researchers from Center used the scientific policy surveillance process…
By Justine Fuga Just last year, one in five high school students and one in 20 middle school students across the country used electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). According to the 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey, more than 3.6 million middle and high school students used electronic cigarettes, more than double the number of youth using e-cigarettes…
By Lilo Blank Gentrification is highly contentious as it transforms neighborhoods from low to high value. A National Community Reinvestment Coalition study shows that gentrification and subsequent displacement has increased in urban areas within the last decade, with black and Hispanic residents among the most affected. Proponents of gentrifying neighborhoods point to the economic benefits for communities…
A new dataset of health care conscience laws relating to abortion reveals broad scope of protection for providers, limited protection for patients.
Gestational limitation on abortion, or “heartbeat bans,” recently became law in both Ohio and Georgia, but states are limiting abortion access in other ways
The majority of US state laws still rely on “zero tolerance” exclusionary school discipline, despite evidence the policies may do more harm than good.
A new article in Pain Medicine describes U.S. policies limiting high morphine equivalent daily dose (MEDD) prescribing. We spoke with author Sara Heins.
Legal epidemiology can provide an organized method to examine the laws that are present in each of these communities and assess the law’s effect.
