Testing the Results of Municipal Mixed-Use Zoning Ordinances
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
This article tests a novel methodological approach to understand mixed use zoning (MUZ) ordinances and their impact on neighborhood walkability.
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Public Health Law Research
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
This article reviews the field of public health law research and its progress in both methodological rigor and in identifying sources of data.
Reducing Traumatic Brain Injuries in Youth Sports
May 16, 2013 | Journal Article
In an effort to reduce youth sports traumatic brain injuries (TBI), 44 states and Washington, D.C. have passed youth sports TBI legislation.
Local Legal Infrastructure and Population Health
October 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This article examines the association between legal structures and population health indicators to better understand law’s contribution to community health.
An [Un]clear Conscience Clause
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
By examining 20 state laws mandating insurance coverage of contraceptives, this article examines the sources and consequences of the ambiguity or the precision of the language.
The Politics of HPV Vaccination Policy Formation in the United States
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
This research focuses on the perception of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine as a program requiring policy action, and the political forces and environments surrounding it.
How Do Public Health Safeguards in Indian Patent Law Affect Pharmaceutical Patenting in Practice?
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
The article examines the degree to which India’s section 3(d) impacts patent grant rates compared to Europe, a jurisdiction without 3(d) provisions.
Cops as Treatment Providers
April 15, 2013 | Journal Article
Using 60 small foot beat areas in Philadelphia, this study assesses the ways in which foot patrol officers’ roles are executed and negotiated in neighborhoods.
Graduated Driver Licensing Decal Law
October 23, 2012 | Journal Article
Teen drivers may not like it, but New Jersey's pioneering graduated driving license decal law is estimated to have prevented more than 1,600 crashes.
Are We There Yet?
June 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Medicine and public health should be better integrated to improve population health in the U.S. This article presents conflicts encountered in the past, and discusses initiatives that may help align community health with clinical medicine