Populations, Public Health, and the Law

by Wendy E. Parmet

Book Overview

Law plays a crucial role in protecting the health of populations. Whether the public health threat is bioterrorism, pandemic influenza, obesity, or lung cancer, law is an essential tool for addressing the problem. Yet for many decades, courts and lawyers have frequently overlooked law's critical importance to public health. Populations, Public Health, and the Law seeks to remedy that omission. The book demonstrates why public health protection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589012615
• ISBN13: 9781589012615
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher