Public Health Law Research

Making the Case for Laws that Improve Health

Public Health Topics

Evidence Briefs

An evidence brief summarizes research on the public health effect of a law. National Program Office staff have digested the findings of rigorous reviews from reliable sources. Look for public health law evidence at these levels:

Research in Practice

Fifteen Studies Assess Legal Approaches to a Healthy Population

Philadelphia (Dec. 7, 2009)—The Public Health Law Research Program (PHLR) of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced 15 new...

PHLR Grantees

Will the new Health Care Decisions Act in Virginia improve public health?

University of Virginia

This project will look at the implementation of Virginia’s newly-enacted Health Care Decisions Act (HCDA) and identify the key barriers and enabling factors that will determine the law’s ultimate impact on health outcomes, safety, and quality of...

Conference and Webinar Calendar

Public Health Systems and Services Research Keeneland Conference

04/20/2010 (All day) - 04/22/2010 (All day)
Using Law, Policy, and Research to Improve the Public’s Health

09/13/2010 (All day) - 09/15/2010 (All day)

Contact us

For more information, e-mail us at phlr@temple.edu.