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An introduction to Public health law

Acknowledgement. Gostin LO, editor. Public health law and ethics: a reader. Berkley: University of California Press; 2002.Several slides and information for this lecture were provided and extracted from the following resources (power point presentation):Robert Kaman. Public Health and The Law. The

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An introduction to Public health law

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    1. An introduction to Public health law

    2. Acknowledgement Gostin LO, editor. Public health law and ethics: a reader. Berkley: University of California Press; 2002. Several slides and information for this lecture were provided and extracted from the following resources (power point presentation): Robert Kaman. Public Health and The Law. The Summer Institute, 2006. Elizabeth Trevino. Public health law as a branch of administrative law. UNT School of Public Health & The Texas Public Health Training Center. Date unavailable. No author info available. Administrative and Public Health Law. University of New Orleans, 2003. No author info available. Overview of Research. Law and Public Health Program-Harvard School of Public Health.

    3. Resources http://www.publichealthlaw.net/

    5. Definition of the law “A set of enforceable commands based on legislative authority and authorized to be carried out by the executive, including the administrative branches of government, such as health departments.”

    6. Administrative Law Law of Government Controls much of the organization and internal function of government agencies Administrative Law and Public Health Classic government service Key administrative law practice area

    8. Public health law infrastructure PHL provide the foundations for PH practice and the tools for PH authorities PHL empowers PH authorities to act, and set limits to their powers to protect individual rights It also defines the acceptable behavior boundaries for individuals and organizations It may allow for deprivation of liberty, autonomy, privacy, and property to safeguard public’s health

    11. Few examples of PHL components Environment protection Pollution Sanitation Clean water Communicable & non-communicable disease control Food safety More examples…….…. ………………………….

    12. Models for legal public health interventions Model 1: The power to tax and spend E.g. tax smoking and spend on provision of clean water to schools Model 2: The power to alter the informational environment: E.g. regulation of smoking advertising, & implementing product labeling requirements Model 3: Direct regulation of individuals E.g. seat belts, professional licensing, inspecting businesses to ensure that they apply safety standards

    13. Models for legal public health interventions-Cont’ Model 4: indirect regulation through the tort (????? ????? ?? ?????) system Litigation (???????) as a public health tool to reduce smoking advertising and build safer cars Model 5: Deregulation E.g. making amendments to regulation preventing possession of needles and syringes

    14. Examples on issues showing the interaction between public health core activities and law

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