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Fact Sheet

Across America, there is a movement afoot to build “complete streets” that allow people to get around safely. Conventional street design promotes traffic congestion, pollution, and collision injuries, and it discourages physical activity. Complete streets,...

Fact Sheet: What are Complete Streets? (2/10)

Model Comprehensive Plan Language on Complete Streets

Model Legal Document

All across America, there is a movement afoot to build Complete Streets that allow people to get around safely, even when they aren't inside a car. Conventional street design promotes traffic congestion, pollution, collision injuries,...

Model Comprehensive Plan Language on Complete Streets (2/10)

Creating Complete Streets

Model Legal Document

Complete Streets: Local Ordinance (2/10)

Complete Streets: Local Resolution (2/10)

Complete Streets: State Resolution (2/10)

Understanding Preemption

Fact Sheet

The legal term preemption may have little resonance outside of courts and legislative chambers. But what it describes — the invalidation of state law by federal law, or local law by state law — has...

Fundamentals of Preemption (9/13)

The Consequences of Preemption for Public Health Advocacy (9/13)

Negotiating Preemption (9/13)

Model Joint Use Agreement Resources

Model Legal Document

A joint use agreement (JUA) is a formal agreement between two separate government entities–often a school and a city or county–setting forth the terms and conditions for shared use of public property or facilities. Just...

JU1: Opening Outdoor School Facilities for Use During Non-School Hours (3/09)

JU2: Opening Indoor and Outdoor School Facilities for Use During Non-School Hours (3/09)

JU3: Opening School Facilities for Use During Non-School Hours & Authorizing Third Parties to Operate Programs (3/09)

Minimizing Liability Risk

Fact Sheet

By walking or bicycling to school, children can easily incorporate exercise into their day and increase their overall physical activity. But the percent of children walking or riding bicycles to school has dropped dramatically over...

SRTS Minimizing Liability Risk (7/10)

Volunteers and Liability (7/10)

Identifying and Reporting Unfair, Misleading, and Deceptive Ads and Marketing

Fact Sheet

Recent years have seen an increase in the amount and type of marketing of unhealthful foods and beverages to children and teens. Some of these marketing campaigns may violate federal laws against deceptive or unfair...

Putting a Stop to Misleading Marketing: How to Report Ads that Violate Industry Self-Regulatory Guidelines (6/13)

Identifying and Reporting Unfair, Misleading, and Deceptive Ads and Marketing (5/10)

State Attorneys General: Allies in Obesity Prevention

Fact Sheet

State attorneys general (AGs), charged with enforcing the laws of their states, have both the motivation and authority to help promote and enforce public health policy. Not only do they mediate consumer complaints and investigate...

State AGs Who They Are and What They Do (6/10)

Consumer Protection An Overview of State Laws and Enforcement (6/10)

Connecting with State AG Offices (6/10)

What Tobacco Products Are Covered by the 2009 FDA Law?

Fact Sheet

The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate products that contain tobacco. Not every provision in the 2009 FDA Law, however, applies to every...

FDA Law Notes - What is Covered by FDA (9/11)

The New FDA Law: A Green Light for Tobacco Control?

Webinar

On Tuesday, October 20, 2009, the Technical Assistance Legal Center (TALC) and the Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing (the Center) hosted a webinar on the new law that gives the Food and Drug Administration...

TALC/Center Webinar Agenda (10/09)

Which Policies are Legal to Pursue (7/10, color)

Which Policies are Legal to Pursue (7/10, b&w)

California Certified Farmers’ Markets & Farm Stands

Fact Sheet

California certified farmers’ markets and farm stands can help bring fresh fruits and vegetables directly to the communities that need them most. It can be difficult—if not impossible—to find fresh, affordable healthy food in many...

California Certified Farmers’ Markets and Farm Stands (08/10)

Policy Approaches to Healthy Corner Stores

Webinar

Corner store advocates around the country are exploring how policy approaches could incentivize and sustain healthy changes in small stores. The authority of local governments to regulate land use and economic development and levy taxes...

Opening School Property After Hours

Fact Sheet

Some school districts are reluctant to open school property to the community after hours, concerned about the legal risks and the costs associated with injury or property damage. The good news is that the risk...

Opening School Property After Hours: A Primer on Liability (8/10)

Water Access in Schools

Wellness Policy

With the passage of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, federal law now requires schools to make fresh drinking water available during mealtimes in school food service areas at no cost to students. By...

Water Access in Schools Model Policy (9/12)

Food and Beverage Marketing to Children in the Digital Age

Report

Food and beverage companies are pioneering the use of digital media to market their products to children and adolescents. Until recently, television has been the focus of researchers and advocates exploring the affect of food...

The New Age of Food Marketing (10/11)

Memo: Adolescent Development & Interactive Marketing (PDF, 6/09)

Memo: Background on Interactive Food Marketing (PDF, 6/09)

Getting Your Voice Heard - Commenting on Federal Regulations

Fact Sheet

Most people know that Congress creates new federal laws by passing bills, but that’s not the only way that federal requirements and restrictions are created. Federal agencies also can issue new regulations that have the...

Getting Your Voice Heard - Commenting on Federal Regulations (1/10)

Model Resolution Encouraging the Food & Drug Administration to Ban the Use of Menthol in Cigarettes

Model Legal Document

The 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) gave the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to create regulations banning or restricting the use of menthol in cigarettes. The...

Model Menthol Resolution (11/2013)

What Does the City Attorney Have to Do with Obesity Prevention?

Fact Sheet

Local government attorneys have a critical role in developing law and policy, making them important allies in the movement to prevent childhood obesity. This fact sheet explains how advocates can work with city attorneys and...

What Does the City Attorney Have to Do with Obesity Prevention? (11/2010)

Report: Farm Bill 2012

Report

Farm Bill 2012 reflects cross-sector conversations from a 2010 meeting during which health and agriculture stakeholders began to discuss how the Farm Bill could be healthier. The farm bill is the principal piece of legislation...

YaleFarmBIll2012PDF_Updated_20110124.pdf

Ground Rules

Toolkit

Community gardens offer a place where residents can gather to grow fresh foods, socialize with neighbors, and get a little exercise. In many communities, individuals or other private entities (including nonprofit organizations) own land that...

Ground Rules: A Legal Toolkit for Community Gardens (2/11)

School Garden to Cafeteria Memo.pdf

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