| One of the potential reasons for litigation against public health agencies is a gap between knowledge of public health practices and the law by those who operate/own restaurants. This quantitative research study set out to examine the effectiveness of public health instruction and curriculum from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and its effect on knowledge of the law: Seventy-four business owners/operators were surveyed before and after mandatory training courses provided at the NYC Health Academy to determine their knowledge of public health law. Although, the analysis determined the training to be somewhat effective, other factors suggest a gap in the knowledge of public health law still exists among business owners. Analysis determined a significant increase in knowledge, but not to the advanced level as suggested by those having taken the course before. Given this lack of advanced knowledge and the impact of confounding variables, suggestions for curricular and instruction improvements are offered for the promotion of more effective public health pedagogy.;Keywords: public health law, health academy, health training, smoking ban, calorie labeling, health policies. |
