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Public Health Law and Ethics for Public Health Practitioners


Course Description

Strengthens students' and practitioners’ knowledge on current and foundational issues in law and ethics that impact the policies and practice of public health. Allows students to identify and appropriately assess legal, ethical, and human rights issues that underlie the field of public health.


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Public Health Law and Ethics


Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in HPAM 8760E


Non-Traditional Format

Classes will consist of lectures and student-led discussions. Using case studies students will recognize and integrate legal, ethical, and human rights concepts into public health policy development and practice.


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

Upon completion, students will be able to: Evaluate the constitutional underpinnings of public health in interventions Discuss the limitations of the legal system to address and resolve conflict and the role of ethical analysis Examine the differences between legal and ethical issues in public health practice Compare and contrast the respective roles of local, state, tribal, and federal governments with respect to public health Interpret the balance between individual rights and governmental interests in protecting the public's health Develop system-level interventions that utilize the application of public health legal and ethical principles to the practice of public health interests in protecting the public's health


Topical Outline

Introduction to Public Health Law and the Legal System Public Health Ethics Ethics and Public Health Decision Making Foundations of Public Health Law Public Health in the Legal System 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 Public Health Law: Health in a Global Community Surveillance and Public Health Research: Privacy and the “Right to Know” Health, Communication, and Behavior Law, Ethics, and Public Health Emergencies Economic Liberty and the Pursuit of Public Health Public Health Strategies for Epidemic Disease: Association, Travel, and Liberty Practical Intersections of Public Health Law, Leadership, and Policy Development


Syllabus


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