Description
Public Health Law in Practice offers an accessible deep dive into public health law for public health students and practitioners with or without a legal background. It provides a detailed overview of the American legal system with clear explanation of the government's abilities and limitations to promote public health through policies and programs. Chapters further describe the influence of law by subject, with excerpts from real legal cases across topical areas like tobacco, firearms, reproductive health, and nutrition policies. The volume concludes with practical strategies for legislation drafting and coalition building with government and community groups.Enriched with insights into the inner workings of public health departments, Public Health Law in Practice is the crucial public health law textbook that prepares public health students for work in the field of public health outside the classroom.
Table of Contents
PrefaceSection I - Government Authority and Limits on Authority Chapter 1: United States Government Structure and Background for Public Health LawChapter 2: Authorities, Sources of LawCase 2.1: Nat'l Fed'n of Indep. Bus. v. SebeliusCase 2.2: National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of LaborCase 2.3: Jacobson v. MassachusettsChapter 3: Constitutional Limitations on the Authority of Government to Protect HealthCase 3.1: Camara v. Municipal Court of San FranciscoCase 3.2: Los Angeles v. PatelCase 3.3: Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health OrgChapter 4: The First AmendmentCase 4.1: Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly (speech only)Case 4.2: National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. BecerraCase 4.3: Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. CuomoCase 4.4: In re E.G.Section II - Public Health Agencies and Their Responsibilities Chapter 5: Health DepartmentsCase 5.1: Boreali v. AxelrodCase 5.2: New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, et alia, v. New York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneChapter 6: Data Collection; ConfidentialityCase 6.1: Whalen v. RoeCase 6.2: Miguel M. v. BarronChapter 7: Environmental LawCase 7.1: Pelaez v SeideChapter 8: Infectious Disease: Disease ControlCase 8.1: Hickox v. ChristieChapter 9: Public ProcessesSection III - Topics in Public Health Law Chapter 10 TobaccoCase 10.1: Food and Drug Administration, et al., Petitioners, v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, et al.Case 10.2: Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly (preemption only)Chapter 11: CannabisCase 11.1: Conant v. WaltersChapter 12: OpioidsCase 12.1: United States v. SafehouseChapter 13: AlcoholChapter 14: Food and NutritionCase 14.1: Nakia Williams v. Gerber Products CompanyChapter 15: FirearmsCase 15.1: District of Columbia v. HellerCase 15.2: New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc., et al, v. Bruen, Superintendent of New York State Police, et al.Chapter 16: Sexual Health and the LawChapter 17: Public Health Policymaking
