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Public health law : power, duty, restraint / Lawrence O. Gostin, and Lindsay F. Wiley.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 3rd editionDescription: xxviii, 734 p. : ill. ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780520282650 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • WA 100 G628p 2016
Contents:
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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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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