title: State public health laws: an expression of constituency expectations.
abstract: One expression by the body politic about public health in any jurisdiction is the law under which the public health agency practices. The degree of congruence between a widely used model of public health and current statutes can be a measure of that opinion. This study identified the extent to which the statements of purpose expressed in state laws are consistent with Public Health in America (PHA); the published mission statements of state health agencies are consistent with either statute or PHA; and which concepts from PHA are most underrepresented and what additional concepts are included.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Policy and Health Services Research, Columbia University, Columbia School of Nursing, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Gebbie
mesh_terms: D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011050:Policy Making; D011057:Politics; D015980:Public Health Practice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014861:Washington