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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016] c2016.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxviii, 734 p. : ill., 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780520282650
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KF3775 .G67 2016
Contents:
A theory and definition of public health law -- Risk regulation : a systemic evaluation -- Public health law in the constitutional design : public health powers and duties -- Constitutional limits on the exercise of public health powers : safeguarding individual rights and freedoms -- Public health governance : democracy and delegation -- Direct regulation for the public's health and safety -- Tort law and the public's health : indirect regulation -- Taxation, spending, and the social safety net : hidden effects on public health -- Surveillance and public health research : privacy, security, and confidentiality of personal health information -- Infectious disease prevention and control -- Public health emergency preparedness : terrorism, pandemics, and disasters -- Noncommunicable disease prevention : promoting healthier lifestyles -- Injury and violence prevention from a public health perspective : promoting safer lifestyles -- Health justice and the future of public health law.
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Includes index.

A theory and definition of public health law --
Risk regulation : a systemic evaluation --
Public health law in the constitutional design : public health powers and duties --
Constitutional limits on the exercise of public health powers : safeguarding individual rights and freedoms --
Public health governance : democracy and delegation --
Direct regulation for the public's health and safety --
Tort law and the public's health : indirect regulation --
Taxation, spending, and the social safety net : hidden effects on public health --
Surveillance and public health research : privacy, security, and confidentiality of personal health information --
Infectious disease prevention and control --
Public health emergency preparedness : terrorism, pandemics, and disasters --
Noncommunicable disease prevention : promoting healthier lifestyles --
Injury and violence prevention from a public health perspective : promoting safer lifestyles --
Health justice and the future of public health law.

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