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Public health law and ethics : a reader / edited by Lawrence O. Gostin.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 4.Publication details: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press ; c2010.Edition: Rev. and updated 2nd edDescription: xxix, 564 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780520261921 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0520261925 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Public health law & ethics
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Public health law and ethics.DDC classification:
  • 344.73/04 22
LOC classification:
  • KF3775 .P83 2010
NLM classification:
  • 2010 G-361
  • WA 33 AA1
Contents:
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.
Item type: Books
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books KF 3775 .P83 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA22015 Available AUA22015

Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-543) and index.

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.