ProGov21 Policy Library

Race for Results: Building a Pathway to Opportunity for All Children

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level National, State

State(s) All States

Source The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Education

Persistent racial and ethnic disparities in child well-being are evident nationwide. Local elected officials should implement targeted educational and economic policies to remove long-standing barriers and address the specific needs of children of color in their communities. Data...

Supporting Contextualized Resilience as a Buffer to Structural Violence and a Bridge to Healthier Birth Outcomes

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Structural violence reduces health outcomes through systemic stratification along race, class, and gender. People exposed to more structural violence are disproportionately likely to experience preterm birth. This report illustrates the role of structural violence in creating adverse...

Supporting Local Reproductive Rights in a Post Roe America

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, Tennessee, Texas

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Health

The Supreme Court's restriction of abortion access has disproportionately impacted women who live in rural communities, and those who are young, low income, and historically marginalized. This policy brief highlights the risks that abortion restrictions pose to women's health and...

Ohio’s roadmap to clean transportation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

The transportation sector in Ohio accounts for 24.9% of all energy consumed in the state and the resulting carbon emissions harm Ohioans' health. This report supports the development of sustainable, equitable clean transportation strategy and efficient public transit systems and provides...

2021 Austin Resolution 20220721-002

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source The City of Austin

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Health

In response to the Texas governor criminalizing abortion at the felony level, the city of Austin passed a resolution, condemning laws and actions intended to strip away people's fundamental rights. The resolution also outlined that city funds would not be used to catalog, store, or...

Houston City Contractor Pay or Play Program

Type Executive Order

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of Houston

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement, Health

Local governments can require public contractors to provide health benefits to their workers, which improves labor standards and enhances competition between bidders. This executive order establishes the city of Houston's "Pay or Play Program," which requires public contracts to either...

2021 Madison Resolution 21-00223 Funding a Mental Health Responder Program

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source City of Madison

Policy Areas Health, Public Safety

This Resolution authorizes an agreement between the City of Madison and the Journey Mental Health Center, Inc. to establish a protocol for the Mental Health Crisis Response Team. Provisions in these agreements dictate that all funding, besides the cost of physical space, will be borne...

Increasing Access to Essential Health Functions: The Role of Transportation in Improving America’s Health

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, National, State

State(s) All States

Source Eno Center for Transportation

Policy Areas Health, Transportation & Mobility

This paper outlines the ways in which transportation, health, and healthcare are interrelated. In particular, it describes how a lack of access to transportation can cause poor health outcomes and high healthcare costs. To mitigate this challenge, this report calls on public agencies...

State and Local Leaders Must Act Now for Abortion Justice: State and Municipal Funding for Abortion

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Health

When states and cities allocate funding for abortion and other reproductive health care, they can alleviate financial and logistical barriers faced by local residents and ensure that people both within and outside of their community receive essential and time-sensitive care. This...

Polling on Abortion Access in Arizona and Pennsylvania

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) Arizona, Pennsylvania

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Health

This brief presents key takeaways from an abortion related poll conducted in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Findings demonstrate widespread support for abortion access in both states. It finds that voters across the political spectrum want abortion to remain legal; want patient experiences...

2022 New York City Ordinance 0466-2022 Prohibiting Use of City Resources for Abortion Enforcement

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Health

This ordinance prohibits the use of city resources to enforce abortion restrictions. In particular, city resources may not be utilized to detain abortion providers or to cooperate or provide information to individuals or out-of-state agencies that would confirm, deny, or identify...

Energy Codes are Life Safety Codes

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year -

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Health, Housing, Public Safety

Energy codes help manage conditions that can affect building integrity and occupant health such as moisture, temperature, and indoor air quality. This infographic highlights the ways in which adherence to energy codes ensures safe and healthy occupants, on top of mitigating climate...

American Rescue Plan Act: Innovative MCH Fund Applications

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level Other, Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 allocated $1.9 trillion rescue funds to help the nation overcome the post-pandemic devastation. The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs produced this report to illustrate the ways in which they have utilized the funding provided by...

Black Women’s Maternal Health

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County, National, Other

State(s) All States

Source National Partnership for Women & Families

Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Health

Regardless of socioeconomic status, Black women and birthing individuals in the United States are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white counterparts. To improve Black maternal health, we must address the drivers impacting health: conditions in the environment...

Message Guide: Advancing Health and Equity Through Housing

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Health, Housing

This communications guide provides customizable messaging for healthy housing policies based on city's priority issues, decision-making structure and specific policy goals. It is for anyone working to build support for healthy housing within city government, among key stakeholders...

2021 Austin Resolution Contracting with Nonprofits to Expand Substance Use Care

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of Austin

Policy Areas Health, Public Safety

This Resolution authorizes contractual agreements with 3 local nonprofits to provide substance misuse services to low-income individuals in Austin and Travis County, dispersing $919,696 in funding....

2022 Seattle Ordinance Prohibiting Cooperation With Out-Of-State Law Enforcement Relation to Reproductive Health

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Seattle City Council

Policy Areas Health

This ordinance prohibits the Seattle Police Department and City Attorney's Office from cooperating with any out-of-state law enforcement agency if the matter concerns abortion-related conduct, or other reproductive health care or services provided by a licensed health care provider....

Gaining Ground Series: Proactive Legislation in the States at Midyear, 2021

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) All States

Source National Institute for Reproductive Health

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Health

This report highlights several examples of proactive state policies that were enacted to improve abortion access in the first half of 2021. This report also discusses steps states have taken to mitigate racial disparities in maternal health. Policies aim to increase public awareness...

Justice on the Menu: Legal & Policy Strategies to Address Structural Discrimination in the US Food System

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source ChangeLab Solutions

Policy Areas Health

Racism is evident across many dimensions of the US food system, from low pay and poor working conditions for farm and food workers to unjust racial and ethnic disparities in rates of hunger, food insecurity, and diet-related diseases. This report outlines considerations to advance...

Supporting Early Childhood Mental Health Sets Georgia’s Kids on the Path to Success

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, State

State(s) Georgia

Source Council for a Strong America

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

This report discusses the social, economic, and developmental implications of Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) challenges, and outlines strategies for Georgia lawmakers to support children struggling with mental or emotional health-related issues. The report recommends lawmakers...

2022 New York Ordinance 18-0066 Establishing the Office of Neighborhood Safety

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source City of New York

Policy Areas Public Safety

This local law formally establishes an Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) to address gun violence and public safety, using an approach that considers socioeconomic and public health factors and seeks to address the root causes of violence. It also delegates the responsibility of...

Recommendations for Title V Programs: Co-Creating an Equitable Future with the Wisdom of Communities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Title V MCH Services Block Grant programs provide funding for three categories of essential services--direct, enabling, and public health services--but requires funded programs to be "family-centered, community-based and culturally competent." This report examines the methodologies...

Confronting Misinformation: Opportunities for Law and Policy Innovation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source ChangeLab Solutions

Policy Areas Health

Public health and trust in public health systems in undermined when inaccurate information spreads. This report provides evidence-based strategies that help public health officials examine the effects of policies related to mis- and disinformation. Best practices include promoting...

Eliminating barriers to good health for Ohio’s Black women

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Health

Black women are more likely than others to work jobs with limited access to health care and this impacts their health outcomes. This report from Ohio analyzes black women's access to medical services, barriers to their care, the financial stress attached to health care costs and provides...

2010 Santa Clara Ordinance Regulating Toys and Incentives with Restaurant Food

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2010

Level County

State(s) California

Source County of Santa Clara

Policy Areas Health, Children & Families, Food

Restaurants encourage children and adolescents to choose specific menu items by linking them with free toys and other incentive items. This ordinance states that a restaurant may not provide an incentive item linked to the purchase of a single food item or meal if it includes excessive...

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