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Public health law : power, duty, restraint / Lawrence O. Gostin.
- Title
- Public health law : power, duty, restraint / Lawrence O. Gostin.
- Author
- Gostin, Lawrence O. (Lawrence Ogalthorpe)
- Publication
- Berkeley : University of California Press ; New York : The Milbank Memorial Fund, c2008.
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- Description
- xxxi, 767 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Public Health Law, first published in 2000, has been widely acclaimed as the definitive statement on public health law at the start of the twenty-first century. Lawrence O. Gostin's definition was based on the notion that government bears a responsibility for advancing the health and well-being of the general population, and the book developed a rich understanding of the government's powers and duties while showing law to be an effective tool in the realization of a healthier and safer population. In this second edition, Gostin analyzes the major health threats of our times, from emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism to chronic diseases caused by obesity.
- Series Statement
- California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 3
- Uniform Title
- California/Milbank books on health and the public 3.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 721-739) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- A theory and definition of public health law -- Public health regulation : a systematic 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 : 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.
- ISBN
- 9780520253766 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0520253760 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2007004267
- OCLC
- 81252791
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library