Advisory Board January 5, 2026
In its 2025 Policy Assessment report, CityHealth recognized 51 of the largest U.S. cities for their smart policy solutions to help provide residents with a safe place to live, better physical and mental health, and a thriving environment.
Methodology
For the report, CityHealth evaluated 75 of the largest U.S. cities on 12 upstream, prevention-oriented policies that aim to improve people’s access to healthy choices and address health disparities in their communities. The policies include:
- Affordable housing trusts
- Complete streets
- Earned sick leave
- Eco-friendly purchasing
- Flavored tobacco restrictions
- Greenspace
- Healthy food purchasing
- Healthy rental housing
- High-quality, accessible Pre-K
- Legal support for renters
- Safer alcohol sales
- Smoke-free indoor air
Each policy category had its own evaluation metrics, and awarded...
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