This study evaluates Iowa's anti-bullying law, finding a decrease in bullying over time but no improvement in teacher intervention. The law’s effectiveness in reducing bullying was mixed, with teacher response worsening post-enactment.

This study finds that many gun-related crimes and suicides involved individuals prohibited from owning firearms. It suggests that temporarily restricting gun access for those detained for mental health reasons could prevent violence.

This study analyzes Florida’s opioid laws, finding significant reductions in prescriptions from high-risk prescribers. While prescriptions dropped, low-risk providers saw minimal change, indicating the laws targeted high-risk prescribing effectively.

This study analyzes the variability in state laws on workplace wellness programs for public and private employers. In 2014, 33 states and DC had laws, differing in their approaches to shaping program requirements.

This article compares U.S. and U.K. approaches to harm reduction, focusing on e-cigarette policies, and examines whether England's strategy could reframe the global debate on e-cigarette regulation.

Boston's 2011 regulation mandating minimum pricing and packaging of cigars reduced the availability of single flavored cigars by 34.4% citywide, curbing youth access. Compliance among 1,100 retailers was achieved within 15 months.

This study links state laws mandating flu vaccines for healthcare workers to increased vaccination rates, rising from 22.5% to 50.9% after more states adopted such laws from 2006-2011. Rates remain below the Healthy People 2020 target of 90%.

This article examines Florida's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) and pill mill laws from July 2010 to September 2012, highlighting reductions in high prescribing and usage rates of opioid painkillers among prescribers and patients.

This article discusses New York's legislative efforts from 2009–2013 to improve hospital breastfeeding support. By 2013, 75% of hospitals complied with WHO recommendations, and by 2014, all hospitals had fully compliant breastfeeding policies.

This article explores the lack of overdose-specific messaging and prevention tools in state prescription monitoring programs (PMPs), highlighting discrepancies in addressing overdose risks.

This article reveals that while most primary care physicians are aware of prescription drug monitoring programs, many report difficulty accessing the data. Despite this, usage of the programs is linked to reduced opioid prescribing.

This dataset examines King County, Washington's school district tobacco policies, highlighting prevention, cessation, and the role of schools in reducing youth tobacco use and disparities in health and education outcomes.

This study examines the history and effectiveness of syringe exchange laws in the U.S. and their role in combating HIV among persons who inject drugs, highlighting significant legal changes in the 1990s.

This article examines how local enforcement of immigration laws under Section 287(g) impacts health services use among Hispanic/Latina women, focusing on prenatal and childcare access in affected counties.

This article examines the legal authority for mandatory infectious disease reporting across U.S. jurisdictions during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, highlighting the need for robust and adaptable laws to manage emerging health threats.