Public health law power, duty, restraint /

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Main Author: Gostin, Lawrence O. (Lawrence Ogalthorpe)
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : New York : University of California Press ; Milbank Memorial Fund, c2008.
Edition:Rev. and expanded 2nd ed.
Series:California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 3.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • A theory and definition of public health law
  • Public health regulation : a systematic evaluation
  • Public health law in the constitutional design : public health power and duties
  • Constitutional limits on the exercise of public health powers : safeguarding individual rights and freedoms
  • Public health governance : direct regulation for the public's health and safety
  • Tort law and the public's health : indirect regulation
  • Global health law : health in a global community
  • Surveillance and public health research : personal privacy and the "right to know"
  • Health, communication, and behavior : freedom of expression
  • Medical countermeasures for epidemic disease : bodily integrity
  • Public health strategies for epidemic disease : association, travel, and liberty
  • Economic liberty and the pursuit of public health
  • Concluding reflections on the field.