Public health law and ethics : a reader

Gostin, Lawrence O. (Lawrence Ogalthorpe), (editor.). Milbank Memorial Fund. (Added Author).

Summary: Now revised and expanded to cover today's most pressing health threats, Public Health Law and Ethics probes the legal and ethical issues at the heart of public health through an incisive selection of government reports, scholarly articles, and relevant court cases. Companion to the internationally acclaimed text Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint, this reader can also be used as a stand-alone resource for students, practitioners, scholars, and teachers. It encompasses global issues that have changed the shape of public health in recent years including anthrax, SARS, pandemic flu, biosecurity, emergency preparedness, and the transition from infectious to chronic diseases caused by lifestyle changes in eating and physical activity. In addition to covering these new arenas, it includes discussion of classic legal and ethical tensions inherent to public health practice, such as how best to balance the police power of the state with individual autonomy.

Record details

ISBN: 0520946057
ISBN: 9780520946057
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxx, 564 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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Edition: Revised and updated 2nd edition.
Publisher: Berkeley, California : University of California Press ; New York : Milbank Memorial Fund, [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction : Mapping the issues -- The public's health -- Public health ethics -- Public health duties and powers -- Public health and the protection of individual rights -- 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 : privacy and the "right to know" -- Health, communication, and behavior -- 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 : case studies on biosecurity, genomics, and obesity.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 5, 2023).