Task Force Policy Recommendations

Laws and policies can effect population health and reduce long-term medical and other costs. Examples include:
- Broad-based policies, such as smoking bans and laws
- Targeted laws, such as child safety seat laws
- Educational requirements, such as vaccinations for child care and school attendance
- Community-wide interventions, such as water fluoridation
Since the Community Guide provides information on public health interventions and policies that have been proven to work, legislators, policy makers, community leaders, and community members interested in specific issues can use it to:
- Identify what laws and policies promote public health and at what cost
- Draft evidence-based policies and legislation
- Justify funding decisions and proposals
- Support policies and legislation that promote the health of their communities and change policies and legislation that do not


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