Table Of ContentIntroductionSection 1: Foundations of Public Health Law and Ethics1. Public Health and Law2. The Public Health Law System3. A Transdisciplinary Approach to Public Health Law4. Ethics in Transdisciplinary PracticeSection 2: Policy Development: Solving Problems with Law5. Identifying Public Health Problems6. Choosing a Legal Approach7. Evidence for Policy: Sources and Nature of EvidenceSection 3: The Power to Act: Legal Authority and Its Limitations8. The Constitution, Federalism, and Federal Preemption9. Federal Public Health Authority10. State and Local Public Health Authority 11. Constitutional Limitations: Due Process of Law12. Constitutional Limitations: Equal Protection of Law13. Constitutional Limitations: The First and Second Amendments14. Administrative Challenges Section 4: From Policy Idea to Law on the Books: Advocacy and Legal Strategy15. Strategic Considerations16. How to Write a Law17. Public Health AdvocacySection 5: Putting Law Into Practice: Enforcement and Implementation18. Models of Regulation 19. The Enforcement Process 20. Defending LawsuitsSection 6: Diffusing Effective Legal Solutions: Policy Surveillance and Evaluation21. Scientific Evaluation in Transdisciplinary Public Health Research and PracticeIndex
SynopsisPublic health law isn't just for lawyers. Or at least it doesn't have to be.The New Public Health Law is the first textbook to arm lawyers and public health professionals of any background with the tools to fully exploit the potential of law to improve public health. Its transdisciplinary approach breaks down complex legal processes into discrete and understandable stages, making it an indispensable roadmap for the difficult work of crafting, monitoring, and improving public health laws., Public health law isn't just for lawyers. Or at least it doesn't have to be.The New Public Health Law is the first textbook to arm lawyers and public health professionals of any background with the tools to fully exploit the potential of law to improve public health. Its transdisciplinary approach breaks down complex legal processes into discrete and understandable stages, making it an indispensable roadmap for the difficult work of crafting, monitoring, and improving public health laws.Suitable for courses in public health, law, and social work, this text offers straightforward chapters that move through the life-cycle of public health law practice from the perspective of attorneys and non-attorneys: policy development; implementation; advocacy; enforcement; and monitoring and evaluation. Introductory chapters set out necessary background on the health and legal systems, ethics, and the federal structure of U.S. law, and ensuing chapters outline the legal doctrines essential to public health law at all levels. Enriched with thought-provoking exercises and written for readers of any background, The New Public Health Law sets a new and richly accessible standard for understanding and leveraging policy to further the public good., Public health law isn't just for lawyers. Or at least it doesn't have to be. The New Public Health Law is the first textbook to arm lawyers and public health professionals of any background with the tools to fully exploit the potential of law to improve public health. Its transdisciplinary approach breaks down complex legal processes into discrete and understandable stages, making it an indispensable roadmap for the difficult work of crafting, monitoring, and improving public health laws. Suitable for courses in public health, law, and social work, this text offers straightforward chapters that move through the life-cycle of public health law practice from the perspective of attorneys and non-attorneys: policy development; implementation; advocacy; enforcement; and monitoring and evaluation. Introductory chapters set out necessary background on the health and legal systems, ethics, and the federal structure of U.S. law, and ensuing chapters outline the legal doctrines essential to public health law at all levels. Enriched with thought-provoking exercises and written for readers of any background, The New Public Health Law sets a new and richly accessible standard for understanding and leveraging policy to further the public good., Public health law isn't just for lawyers. Or at least it doesn't have to be. The New Public Health Law is the first textbook to arm lawyers and public health professionals of any background with the tools to fully exploit the potential of law to improve public health. Its transdisciplinary approach breaks down complex legal processes into discrete and understandable stages, making it an indispensable roadmap for the difficult work of crafting, monitoring, and improving public health laws.