Synopses & Reviews
Lawrence O. Gostinand#8217;s seminal
Public Health Law has been widely acclaimed as the definitive statement on public health law at the turn of the twenty-first century. Gostinand#8217;s definition of public health was based on the notion that the government bears certain responsibilities for advancing the health and well-being of the general population. The book developed a rich understanding of constitutional powers and limits, as well as statutory, administrative, and tort law, demonstrating the vital importance of law as a tool in the realization of a healthier and safer population.
In this bold new edition, Gostin is joined by coauthor Lindsay F. Wiley to analyze the crucial role of law in addressing todayand#8217;s major health threats, including emerging infectious diseases, bioterrorism, natural disasters, car fatalities, gun violence, opioid overdoses, and chronic diseases caused by tobacco use, poor diet, and physical inactivity. The book creates an intellectual framework for the modern field of public health law and supports that framework with illustrations of the scientific, political, and ethical issues involved. In proposing innovative solutions for the future of the publicand#8217;s health, Gostin and Wileyand#8217;s essential study provides a blueprint for coming public and political debates in this dynamic field.
New issues covered in this edition:
and#149; Corporate personhood rights raised in response to regulations of tobacco, food and beverages, alcohol, firearms, prescription drugs, and marijuana.
and#149; Local government authority to protect the publicand#8217;s health.
and#149; Deregulation and harm reduction as modes of public health law intervention.
and#149; Taxation, spending, and alteration of the socioeconomic environment as modes of public health law intervention.
and#149; Access to health care as a strategy for protecting the publicand#8217;s health.
and#149; Taxation, spending, licensing, zoning, and shared-use strategies for chronic disease prevention.
and#149; The public health law perspective on violence and injury prevention.
and#149; Health justice as a framework for reducing health disparities and protecting the publicand#8217;s health.
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Synopsis
Lawrence O. Gostin s seminalPublic Health Lawis widely acclaimed as the definitive statement on public health law at the turn of the twenty-first century. In this bold third edition, Gostin is joined by Lindsay F. Wiley to analyze major health threats of our time such as chronic diseases, emerging infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, bioterrorism, natural disasters, opiod overdose, and gun violence. The authors draw on constitutional law, administrative law, local government law, and tort law to develop their conception of law as a tool for protecting the public s health.
The book creates an intellectual framework for modern public health law and supports that framework with illustrations of the scientific, political, and ethical issues involved. In proposing innovative solutions for the future of the public s health, Gostin and Wiley s essential study provides a blueprint for public and political debates to come.
New issues covered in this edition:
Corporate personhood rights raised in response to regulations of tobacco, food and beverages, alcohol, firearms, prescription drugs, and marijuana.
Local government authority to protect the public s health.
Deregulation and harm reduction as modes of public health law intervention.
Taxation, spending, and alteration of the socioeconomic environment as modes of public health law intervention.
Access to health care as a strategy for protecting the public s health.
Taxation, spending, licensing, zoning, and shared-use strategies for chronic disease prevention.
The public health law perspective on violence and injury prevention.
Health justice as a framework for reducing health disparities and protecting the public s health."
Synopsis
Gostinand#8217;s timely book offers the first systematic definition and theory of public health law. Basing his definition on a broad notion of the governmentand#8217;s inherent responsibility to advance the populationand#8217;s health and well-being, he develops a rich understanding of the governmentand#8217;s fundamental powers and duties. By analyzing constitutional powers and limits, as well as statutory, administrative, and tort law, Public Health Law vividly shows how law can become a potent tool for the realization of a healthier and safer population.
Synopsis
This incisive selection of government reports, scholarly articles, and court cases is designed to illuminate the ethical, legal, and political issues in the theory and practice of public health. A companion to the internationally acclaimed
Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint, this collection encourages debate and discourse about how courts, scholars, and policy makers respond to the salient legal and ethical dilemmas. The excerpts and commentaries in the reader analyze the legal and constitutional foundations of public health, juxtaposing them with the emerging importance of public health ethics and human rights. The book offers a systematic account of public health law, ethics, and human rights in promoting the common good.
Gostin provides thoughtful commentary on the field of public health and carefully explains the meaning and importance of each selection. Scholars, legislators, and public health professionals, as well as faculty and students in schools of law, public health, medicine, nursing, government, and health administration, will benefit from the contemporary case studies covering a wide range of topics from bioterrorism to public health genetics.
About the Author
Lawrence O. Gostin is University Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University, Professor of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, and Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on Public Health Law and Human Rights and of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law.
Lindsay F. Wiley is Associate Professor at American Universityand#8217;s Washington College of Law. She serves on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Law, Medicine, and Ethics and of the National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists.
Thomas R. Frieden is the Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Acting Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Conventions Used in this Book
Preface
1. Public Health Law, Ethics, and Human Rights: Mapping the Issues
Part One: Foundations of Public Health Law and Ethics
2. Public Health: The Population-Based Perspective
3. Public Health Ethics: The Communitarian Tradition
4. Human Rights and Public Health
5. Reasoning in Public Health: Philosophy, Risk, and Cost
Part Two: The Law and the Publicand#8217;s Health
6. Public Health Duties and Powers
7. Public Health and the Protection of Individual Rights
8. Public Health Regulation of Property and the Professions.....
9. Tort Litigation for the Publicand#8217;s Health
Part Three: Tensions and Recurring Themes
10. Surveillance and Public Health Research: Privacy and the "Right to Know"
11. Health Promotion: Education, Persuasion, and Free Expression
12. Biological Interventions to Control Infectious Disease: Immunization, Screening, and Treatment
13. Restrictions of the Person: Civil Confinement and Criminal Punishment
Part Four: The Future of Public Health
14. Visions and Challenges: Case Studies on Emerging Infections, Bioterrorism, and Public Health Genetics
Bibliography
Index