Designed for public health practitioners, lawyers, healthcare providers, and law and public health educators and students. This book provides both a review of the legal basis and authorities for core elements of public health practice and solid discussions of high-priority as well as emerging areas where law and public health intersect. Contributors xvii Legal Glossary for Public Health Practitioners xxiii Introduction: The Interdependency of Law and Public Health xxvii Wendy E. Parmet Perspective: Law and Great Public Health Achievements 3(22) Anthony D. Moulton Richard A. Goodman Wendy E. Parmet Section I. Legal Basis for Public Health Practice The Law and the Public's Health: The Foundations 25(20) Lawrence O. Gostin F. Ed Thompson Frank P. Grad The Structure of Law in Public Health Systems and Practice 45(24) Richard A. Goodman Paula L. Kocher Daniel J. O'Brien Frank S. Alexander Regulating Public Health: Principles and Application of Administrative Law 69(20) Peter D. Jacobson Richard E. Hoffman Wilfredo Lopez Public Health and the Judiciary 89(21) Daniel D. Stier Diane M. Nicks Ethics and the Practice of Public Health 110(26) Ruth Gaare Bernheim Phillip Nieburg Richard J. Bonnie Criminal Law and Public Health Practice 136(32) Zita Lazzarini Richard A. Goodman Kim S. Dammers International Considerations 168(31) David P. Fidler Martin S. Cetron Section II. The Law and Core Public Health Applications Legal Counsel to Public Health Practitioners 199(23) Wilfredo Lopez Thomas R. Frieden Frontline Public Health: Surveillance and Field Epidemiology 222(16) Verla S. Neslund Richard A. Goodman James L. Hadler Identifiable Health Information and the Public's Health: Practice, Research, and Policy 238(24) James G. Hodge, Jr. Richard E. Hoffman Deborah W. Tress Verla S. Neslund Legal Authorities for Interventions in Public Health Emergencies 262(22) Gene W. Matthews Ernest B. Abbott Richard E. Hoffman Martin S. Cetron Considerations for Special Populations 284(39) T. Howard Stone Heather H. Horton Robert M. Pestronk Montrece M. Ransom Section III. The Law in Controlling and Preventing Diseases, Injuries, and Disabilities Integrating Genetics into Public Health Policy and Practice 323(15) Ellen Wright Clayton Mark A. Rothstein Vaccination Mandates: The Public Health Imperative and Individual Rights 338(23) Kevin M. Malone Alan R. Hinman Control of Foodborne Diseases 361(24) Leslie Kux Jeremy Sobel Kevin M. Fain Bloodborne and Sexually Transmitted Infections 385(17) Edward P. Richards III Guthrie S. Birkhead Prevention and Control of Chronic Disease 402(25) Angela K. McGowan Ross C. Brownson Lynne S. Wilcox George A. Mensah Prevention and Control of Diseases Associated with Tobacco Use through Law and Policy 427(25) Richard A. Daynard Mark A. Gottlieb Edward L. Sweda, Jr. Lissy C. Friedman Michael P. Eriksen Reproductive Health 452(26) Bebe J. Anderson Maurizio Macaluso Lynne S. Wilcox Environmental Health and Protection 478(28) Paul A. Locke Henry Falk Christopher S. Kochtitzky Christine P. Bump Injury Prevention 506(22) Daniel D. Stier James A. Mercy Melvin Kohn Occupational Safety and Health Law 528(23) Gary Rischitelli Michael A. Silverstein Index 551