Public health policy encompasses various laws and regulations to ensure a population's general health and safety, thereby supporting preventive medicine strategies. The regulations and policies established and enacted by government and non-government agencies and organizations, such as the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and Food and Drug Administration, aim to find solutions for managing the population's health.
Public health policies include formal legislation and community outreach efforts. Numerous sectors adopt them, including healthcare, insurance, education, agriculture, business, and more. Some common public health policies enacted in the community or society include food safety regulations, tobacco and alcohol consumption controls, and HIV prevention.