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Policy Atlas

Improving health through data and policy research

A comprehensive database of policy and public health data for researchers, policymakers, and community advocates.

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Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS)
National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Description

Comprehensive policy data on alcohol, tobacco, and recreational cannabis.

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BillTrack50, Federal & State Legislation Tracker
BillTrack50
Description

A resource that tracks U.S. state and federal legislation, as well as searches legislators and legislative committees. The free version is available with registration.

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Boston University COVID-19 US State Policy Database
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
Description

State policies on closures, shelter-in-place orders, housing protections, physical distancing closures, reopening, and other relevant topics.

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Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Policies and Practices for Healthy Youth
Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Description

A collection of policy data on the topics of school wellness and nutrition, including school laws on wellness, snack food and beverage sales and taxation, safe routes to schools, and other relevant topics.

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California Health Profiles, California Health Interview Survey
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Description

Health profiles and legislative data for California.

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California Policy Database
Prevention Institute
Description

Legislation data on school environment, food and nutrition, and other preventive efforts in California.

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Characteristics of Statewide Naloxone Distribution Mechanisms
The Network for Public Health Law
Description

A landscape of U.S. state directives for non-patient naloxone distribution.

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Chronic Disease GIS Exchange
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Description

Hosts tools for accessing, creating and sharing maps and resources for chronic disease prevention, including databases and software to analyze data and create maps. Also includes GIS training modules and a rate stablization tool.

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Classification of Laws Associated with School Students - CLASS
Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Description

Data on physical education (PE) and nutrition policies in the U.S. schools.

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Correlates of State Policy Institute for Public Policy and Social Research
Michigan State University
Description

U.S. state policy data, tracking policy differences across the 50 states and changes over time on economic and welfare policy, healthcare and health insurance, drug and alcohol policy, education and labor, transportation, environment, anti-discriminatory protections and rights, gun control and more.

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Dartmouth Atlas Project
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice
Description

Medicare claims data, including health care spending and utilization, as well as diffusion and innovation of medical interventions.

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Health Bills
United States Congress
Description

A comprehensive legislation database of U.S. Congress health bills.

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Health Care Cost and Utilization Report
Health Care Cost Institute
Description

U.S. claims data on health care spending for adults with employer-sponsored insurance, segmented by health care service category.

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Health Innovations State Law Database
National Conference on State Legislatures
Description

Data on enacted laws for promising health system reforms and state health transformations.

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Health Policy Briefs
Health Affairs (Journal)
Description

A compendium of briefs and policy options papers on the topics of culture of health and prescription drug pricing.

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Healthy Marketplace Index (HMI)
Health Care Cost Institute
Description

U.S. claims data to assess the economic performance of local commercial health care markets.

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HSC Health Tracking Household and Physician Surveys
Center for Studying Health System Change
Description

Data on U.S. health care, including access, utilization, satisfaction, health care delivery, information technology, and other relevant topics. Registration is required to access data.

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Infant Safe Sleep Laws in Five States
The Network for Public Health Law
Description

A landscape of Infant Safe Sleep regulatory provisions, including parent education, child care training, child care procedures, foster care procedures, and other relevant topics.

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Injury Prevention Legislation Database & Opioid Abuse Prevention
National Conference on State Legislatures
Description

Legislative data on injury and violence prevention, including prescription drugs and drug overdose prevention, adverse childhood experiences, older adult falls, teen violence and dating, and other relevant topics.

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International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Diabetes Atlas
Novo Nordisk, Pfizer-MSD Alliance and Sanofi
Description

Global data on diabetes epidemiology including prevalence, diabetes-related mortality, and health expenditure at the global, regional and national levels for download or use in interactive and mapping tools. Includes fact sheets, papers, posters and other resources.

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Legal Interventions to Reduce Overdose Mortality: Naloxone Access and Good Samaritan laws
The Network for Public Health Law
Description

A landscape of U.S. state Naloxone access and Good Samaritan laws.

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LegiScan
LegiScan LLC
Description

A comprehensive national legislative tracking database that provides monitoring of every bill in the 50 states and U.S. Congress. Public data are limited.

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Maternal and Child Health Database
National Conference of State Legislatures
Description

Data on enacted maternal and child health (MCH) legislation, including newborn screening, women's health, childhood obesity and nutrition, maternal and infant mortality, maternal and child mental health, and other relevant topics.

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National Center for Children in Poverty - Policy Tracker
Bank Street Graduate School of Education
Description

National policy data on family and children, including child care subsidies, family and medical leave, public health insurance, supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), and other related policies.

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North Carolina Health Care Spending
Health Care Cost Institute
Description

U.S. claims data from individuals living in North Carolina.