The risk of real-life harm is prompting states to find ways to mitigate the impact social media can have on kids, from California’s Age Appropriate Design Code Act—which seeks to help protect children’s data online—to...

Policymakers are taking action to mitigate the distribution, manufacture and sale of fentanyl; investing in harm reduction strategies and awareness campaigns; and using opioid settlement funds to train first responders.

President Joe Biden asked the Department of Labor to issue the first-ever Hazard Alert for heat and to ramp up enforcement to protect workers from extreme heat. Beyond enforcement, some would like to see a national cooling standard...

As state lawmakers take a role in appropriating some of the funds coming from settlements with opioid manufacturers, they hope to ensure the money is used to prevent opioid misuse and provide treatment for opioid users.

To better understand and address health disparities in their states, lawmakers within the last year created advisory committees and boards, increased access to health care services and addressed workforce shortages.

As the federal school meal program gets back on track after the pandemic, states and the federal government are proposing significant new policies that will shape the program’s future.