Table 4 - National, State, and Local Policy Tracking

Purpose

Data from this table can be used to compare program impact and outcomes with those of other states and the nation.

National, State, and Local Policy tracking

Resource name Purpose Heart disease/stroke prevention topics addressed Sampling frame Data ownership/
primary contact organization		 Cost Methodology Start date Frequency
Bloomberg Law: Health
  • Display federal and state legislation and regulations affecting public health
  • Share case law, news, and legal analytics
  • All matters related to public health
  • Relevant expertise listed as:
    • COVID-19
    • Health
    • Labor/employment
 Not applicable Bloomberg Media Cost associated with the data; demo available
  • Legislation at the federal and state levels is tracked and updated.
  • Compiles primary and secondary legal sources, news, legal analysis, and business information
  • Uses a combination of artificial intelligence tools and analysis to update subscribers
 2009 Continuously
CQ (FiscalNote) Track federal- and state-level legislation, policy process, and relevant new issues affecting public health
  • General public health
  • Advocacy tools
 Not applicable FiscalNote Cost associated with the data
  • Legislation at the federal and state levels is tracked, updated, and analyzed.
  • Alerts are disseminated when user-selected legislation changes or progresses through its respective legislature.
 1945 Continuously
GovTrack.us: U.S. Congress Track federal legislation on issues affecting public health and federal health agencies Health policy Not applicable U.S. government No cost
  • Federal legislation and voting records are tracked and analyzed.
  • Alerts are disseminated when user-selected legislation changes or progresses through its respective legislature.
 Not applicable Continuously
LawAtlas: The Policy Surveillance Portal Use policy surveillance to capture the characteristics of laws and policies of public health significance Wide-ranging topics related to public health, including (among others) social determinants of health and chronic disease Not applicable Temple University Beasley School of Law; funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation No cost
  • Legal analysts conduct searches using Westlaw Next, Lexis Advance, HeinOnline, National Conference of State Legislatures website, and state-specific legislature websites.
  • Coding and analysis is supported by legal research software developed by the Center for Public Health Law Research.
 Not applicable Continuously
LexisNexis State Net Track legislation and regulations at the federal, state, and local levels All matters related to public health Not applicable LexisNexis Cost associated with the data; demo available
  • Tracks legislation and regulations in all 50 state legislatures and territories and local governments
  • Information categorized by issue area and congressional term
 1977 Continuously
National Conference of State Legislatures 50-State Searchable Bill Tracking Databases Display 50-state information using searchable bill tracking databases Numerous relevant topics, including, but not limited to, health innovations, emergency care, health care appropriations, prescription drugs, licensing, and environmental health Not applicable National Conference of State Legislatures No cost Tracks legislation and regulations in all 50 state legislatures and categorizes them by topic area 1975 Weekly
POLITICO Pro Legislative and Regulatory Compass Track and analyze legislation and regulations at the state and federal levels Wide-ranging topics related to public health, including (among others) social determinants of health and chronic disease Not applicable Politico Cost (subscription) associated with the data Legislation and regulatory activity at the federal and state levels is tracked and updated. Not applicable Continuously
State Education Policy Tracking Track state education policy on a wide variety of education topics
  • Physical, nutritional, and health education curriculum
  • Counseling and mental and emotional health services
  • Equity
  • Student health services
 Not applicable Education Commission of the States No cost
  • Enacted legislation on public education at the state level is tracked, categorized, and analyzed by topic, year, and state legislature
  • A pending legislation watch list is also included.
 2000 Continuously
StateScape Track and display state legislative and regulatory compliance software Various topics related to public health Not applicable Not applicable Cost associated with the data Tracks public health legislation and regulations at the federal and state levels and categorizes them by issue area and congressional term 1991 Continuously
Westlaw Show pending and enacted state and federal legislation on all matters related to public health Various topics related to public health Not applicable Thomson Reuters Cost associated with the data; free trial available Uses artificial intelligence and human researchers to conduct legal research, tracks legislation and regulations, and compares changes in legislation, regulations, and statutes at the federal and state levels 1970s Continuously
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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; About the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention