Contrasting Experiences of State Public Health Law Reform Pursuant to the Turning Point Model State Public Health Act

The Turning Point Act presents model legislative language for states interested in public health law reform and modernization. However, many public and private-sector policy makers, scholars, and public health officials have long argued that state public health laws throughout the country are ripe for reform. This call for reform is answered in the Turning Point Model State Public Health Act (Turning Point Act), a template developed to spur state public health law modernization. Here, Meier et al explore the lessons learned from the Turning Point Act--comparing the subsequent public health law modernization efforts of two states, South Carolina and Alaska--to form future state reform initiatives.