Public health law : power, duty, restraint / Lawrence O. Gostin, and Lindsay F. Wiley.
Publisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 3rd editionDescription: xxviii, 734 p. : ill. ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780520282650 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- WA 100 G628p 2016
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book Closed Access | Health Sciences Library | WA 100 G682p 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | MBAL22065609 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 551-717) and index.
Contents
Part one: Conceptual foundations of public health law
1.A theory and definition of public health law
2.Risk regulation : a systemic evaluation
Part two: Legal foundations of public health
3.Public health law in the constitutional design : public health powers and duties
4.Constitutional limits on the exercise of public health powers : safeguarding individual rights and freedoms
5.Public health governance : delegation and democracy
Part three: Modes of legal intervention
6.Direct regulation for the public's health and safety
7.Tort law and the public's health : indirect regulation
8.Taxation, spending, and the social safety net : hidden effects on public health
Part four: Public health law in context
9.Surveillance and public health research : privacy, security, and confidentiality of personal health information
10.Infectious disease prevention and control
11.Public health emergency preparedness : terrorism, pandemics, and disasters
12.Non-communicable disease prevention : promoting healthier lifestyles
13.Injury and violence prevention from a public health perspective : promoting safer lifestyles
14.Health justice and the future of public health law.
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