TABLE 1—
Model Public Health Laws (N = 69), by Year of Original Publication
| Original Year of Publication | No. of Model Laws | Subject Areas and Years of Revision |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 1 | Health statistics, revised 1992 |
| 1934 | 1 | Food safety, revised 2001 |
| 1938 | 1 | Injury, revised 2000 |
| 1980 | 1 | Health statistics |
| 1985 | 1 | Health information privacy |
| 1987 | 1 | Preventive healthcare services, revised 1995 |
| 1988 | 1 | Vaccination, revised 2001 |
| 1989 | 3 | Injury (1); school health (1), revised 2001; privacy (1) |
| 1990 | 1 | Injury |
| 1992 | 2 | Injury (2), 1 revised 2001 |
| 1993 | 3 | Tobacco (1); injury (1); vaccination (1) |
| 1994 | 1 | Injury |
| 1996 | 3 | Injury (2), 1 revised 2000; emergency preparedness (1) |
| 1997 | 4 | Injury (3); preventive health care services (1) |
| 1998 | 3 | Injury (2); school health (1) |
| 1999 | 4 | Injury (1); toxic exposure (1); privacy (1); rabies (1) |
| 2000 | 6 | Injury (2); tobacco (1); toxic exposure (1); reproductive health (1); hearing (1), revised 2001 |
| 2001 | 2 | Injury (1), emergency preparedness (1) |
| 2002 | 5 | Tobacco (3), school health (2) |
| 2003 | 18 | Tobacco (15); toxic exposure (1); food safety (1); public health infrastructure (1) |
| 2004 | 7 | Tobacco (6); emergency preparedness (1) |