Health Notes
A User’s Guide to Legislative Health Notes: A Step-by-Step Guide for Researchers and Policy Analysts
This resource discusses health notes and how can they help inform policymaking. Suggestions for laying the groundwork and health note implementation steps are i...
District of Columbia B24-0712: Domestic Worker Employment Rights Amendment Act of 2022
This health note examines the potential health effects of a bill that would require written agreements when hiring a domestic worker, mandate that educational a...
District of Columbia B24-0941: Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Amendment Act of 2022
This health note examines the potential health effects of a bill that would instruct D.C.’s Children and Family Services Agency (CFSA) to work with the D...
2021 Notes
District of Columbia B24-0236: Child Wealth Building Act of 2021
This health note discusses the Child Wealth Building Act in Washington, D.C., which aims to create savings accounts for children to improve their well-being and...
District of Columbia B24-0429: Metro for D.C. Amendment Act of 2021
This health note examines the potential effects of a bill that would grant a monthly public transportation subsidy to Washington, D.C. residents who are 18 or o...
2020 Notes
District of Columbia B23-0882: Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2020
This health note explores the potential health effects of implementing several measures aimed at police reform within the Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan...
Colorado SB 20-014: Excused Absences in Public Schools for Behavioral Health
This health note summarizes the potential health effects of school excused absence policies, the relationship between youth behavioral health and absenteeism, a...
District of Columbia B24-0001: Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2020
This health note examines the potential health effects of changes to the housing element of Washington’s Comprehensive Plan, which focuses on increasing ...
Indiana SB 234: High School Equivalency Pilot Program
This health note explores evidence regarding high school equivalency and youth career and college readiness programs and their effects on participants’ e...
Colorado SB 20-001: Expand Behavioral Health Training for K-12 Educators
This health note summarizes the potential health effects of behavioral health training programs for teachers, including trauma-informed approaches, and describe...
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2019 Notes
Colorado HB 19-1171: Expand Child Nutrition School Lunch Protection Act of 2019
This health note analyzes the potential effects on students’ health, particularly food insecurity, of expanding access to free and reduced-price school l...
Indiana SB 464: Homeless Children and Youths
This health note summarizes the evidence base regarding homeless youths’ access to identification documents and how it affects their employment, educatio...
Health Note: Modify Homestead Circuit Breaker
This resource provides summaries of evidence analyzed by the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center while creating a health note for North Carolina House Bill 692...
Colorado HB 19-1262: State Funding for Full-Day Kindergarten
This health note summarizes the potential health effects of state funding for free public full-day kindergarten throughout Colorado.
Indiana SB 158: Indiana Youth Service Program
This health note summarizes the evidence regarding youth workforce readiness and the effects of work-based learning programs on participants’ employment,...
Indiana HB 1006: Caseload Reduction for Family Case Managers
This health note summarizes the potential health effects of reducing family case managers’ caseloads, including impacts on family outcomes and work-relat...
Health Note: Education Bond Act of 2019
This resource provides summaries of evidence analyzed by the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center while creating a health note for North Carolina House Bill 241...
2018 Notes
Colorado SB 18-024: Expanding Access to Behavioral Health Care Providers
This health note summarizes the potential health effects of increasing the number of behavioral health care providers in underserved communities, particularly r...
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