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In February, a federal appeals court handed public health officials in New York City an important victory in their ongoing war on obesity and chronic disease.¹ In the past 3 years, the New York City Board of Health and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg have pioneered three uses of the law to combat these health threats in new ways. In order to reduce the prevalence of poorly controlled diabetes, the city has required laboratories to report test results indicating elevated levels of glycated hemoglobin to a citywide registry. To reduce the rate of heart disease, the board of health has banned . . . [Full Text of this Article]

The Policy Context

Two New Public Health Laws

Ban on Trans Fat

Menu Labeling

Legal Issues

Statutory Preemption

Concerns about Free Speech

Lessons Learned

Consensus Building

The Science Base

Conclusions

Source Information

From the Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston.

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