TY - JOUR T1 - APHA Press book explores the power of policy in public health: Policy advocacy for health, racial equity JF - The Nation's Health JO - Nations Health SP - 5 LP - 5 VL - 51 IS - 7 AU - Mark Barna Y1 - 2021/09/01 UR - http://www.thenationshealth.org/content/51/7/5.1.abstract N2 - Occupational safety policies implemented for decades in the U.S set new workplace standards and have saved countless lives. Vehicle safety policies that mandated seat belt use and air bags have helped lower traffic fatalities. And tobacco use has dropped dramatically, thanks to policies that support no-smoking areas and tax increases. ER -