Public Health Law and Policy

Public Health Law & Policy (PHLP) partners with advocates and decision-makers to help create healthier communities. We provide in-depth research and analysis on legal and policy questions, and translate complex information into practical tools such as fact sheets, toolkits, and model policies.

PHLP, a project of the Public Health Institute, works to help build the capacity of advocates, local public health and planning departments, schools, government attorneys, elected officials, and others to advance their public health goals through policy change -- for example, by limiting "junk food" marketing aimed at children, protecting people from secondhand smoke, or making healthy foods and physical activity more accessible.