This dataset analyzes state-level earned sick leave laws requiring employers to provide paid leave for health needs, reducing workplace infections and promoting preventive care as of January 1, 2021.

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 report offers policy recommendations from national experts on COVID-19 responses, analyzing legal frameworks, human rights, equity, and public health infrastructure during the pandemic.

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 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 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 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 evaluates the effectiveness of community water fluoridation (CWF) in reducing tooth decay in children, showing a 30-50% reduction in dental caries. CWF is endorsed as a cost-effective, safe intervention for oral health.

This article examines laws requiring vaccinations for high-risk populations, emphasizing their role in preventing disease and public health challenges. The evidence regarding their effectiveness remains uncertain.

This article reviews the impact of coercive tuberculosis control measures, including detention, on public health. Evidence is insufficient to conclude that detention improves population health.

This article reviews the use of standing orders to increase adult vaccination rates, highlighting strong evidence of their effectiveness as a public health intervention to boost vaccine coverage.

This article explores how vaccination requirements for child care, school, and college attendance increase vaccination rates and decrease vaccine-preventable diseases, supported by systematic evidence.

This dataset maps laws in four European countries implementing WHO's IHR(2005) to prevent, protect, and control the spread of diseases, developed with WHO and Swiss Federal Office of Public Health funding.

This article examines pandemic governance in the EU, highlighting the need for mapping national laws to assess compliance with international standards and promote cross-border coherence for effective, ethical, and lawful emergency responses.