Temple University's Center for Public Health Law Research

CPHLR supports the widespread adoption of scientific tools and methods for mapping and evaluating the impact of law on health.

Meet the Center

Evidence-Based Resources

Our Evidence Library has more than 200 evidence-based resources: legal maps, research study results, briefs, and more.

Visit the Evidence Library

Legal Maps and Data

Visit the Policy Surveillance Program's website – LawAtlas.org – to access free legal datasets and interact with the data using maps and tables.

New Housing Equity Research Hub

Our research focuses on housing law and equity issues around the country, and how law and policy can be used in housing to build a Culture of Health.

Policy Surveillance Training and Resources

Learning policy surveillance methods by attending one of our free monthly webinars.

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Latest research

Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice

Staff •

Center for Public Health Law Research

Pandemic legislation in the European Union: Fit for purpose? The need for a systematic comparison of national laws

Scott Burris, JD •

Center for Public Health Law Research

A Public Health Law Analysis of Shared Use Agreements in Los Angeles County, 2010-2014

Tony Kuo, MD, MSHS •

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Theory & methods

DESIGNING PUBLIC HEALTH LAW EVALUATIONS

FRAMING PUBLIC HEALTH LAW RESEARCH

IDENTIFYING AND MEASURING LEGAL VARIABLES

UNDERSTANDING HOW LAW INFLUENCES ENVIRONMENTS AND BEHAVIOR

Our Projects

Policy Surveillance Program

Policies for Action Research Hub

The PHLR Program

The Five Essential Public Health Law Services Project

Our Funders

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation •
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention •
National Institutes of Health •
Pew Charitable Trusts •
W.K. Kellogg Foundation •
University of California San Francisco

Learn more about our funders

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