Abstract
It is through laws that state governments set forth the policy statements describing their responsibilities and authorities for promoting and protecting the public's health. A number of Turning Point states identified the need for strengthening the legal foundation for their public health systems. The Public Health Statute Modernization National Collaborative is working to address this need by providing a tool for public health law reform in the form of a Model Public Health Act for states.
"[horizontal ellipsis]the Nation's public health infrastructure would be strengthened if jurisdictions had a model law and could use it regularly for improvements." - -Healthy People 2010 1