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New!
Legal Materials on the Influenza Vaccine Shortage
A collection of legal materials from state and local health departments
on the 2004-2005 Influenza Vaccine Shortage. Constantly updated.
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New!
MMWR Article on the Use of Qurantine in a Measles Outbreak
A recently
published MMWR article about a measles outbreak in Iowa and the use of
quarantine as well as other measures used to control the outbreak.
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Updated!
Spring internship application deadline extended to November 22!
Updated information and application materials available by clicking on the
internship menu to the left or here.
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26 Readings in Public Health Law
Each week for 26 weeks, CDC Public Health News presents an installment of our feature, 26
Readings in Public Health Law. Each week, we publish in the News and post here a short introductory
description and a link to selected readings in public health law, including
cases, law review articles, book chapters, and other materials. The readings are designed to
provide a foundation for understanding public health law.
To see the list of readings, click here.
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"The Public's Health and the Law in the 21st Century: Annual Conference
on Public Health Law," June 13-15, 2005, Atlanta, Georgia
This annual conference series is for all who are interested in public health law,
public health practitioners, elected officials, attorneys, law enforcement officials,
judges, researchers, educators, and many others. The conference is convened by
the CDC Public Health Law Program, the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics,
the Public Health Law Association, and additional partners. The next conference
is scheduled for June 13-15, 2005 in Atlanta.
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The Community Public Health Legal Preparedness Initiative
Has your jurisdiction convened its Community Public Health Legal Preparedness
Workshop? The CDC, ABA, and PHLA have developed a template for intensive,
one-day workshops where health care attorneys and public health attorneys in a
given community can jointly learn about the laws that define the roles and
responsibilities of health care organizations and public health agencies in
public health emergencies and natural disasters. Learn more about this
Initiative and how you can serve as a Workshop Director in your community by
visiting here. |
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Prototype Roadmap to State Legal Authorities for Quarantine
The CDC Public Health Law Program is building a
"roadmap" of state laws that related to the separation and detention of persons
for the purpose of controlling the spread of communicable diseases. The
roadmap is intended to serve as a quick and easy way to locate all statutes,
regulations, cases, and other state law related to this subject. To
see a prototype of the roadmap, click on
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/od/phlp/roadmap/Searchhealthpws.asp
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The CDC Public Health Law News: Current Issue, Archived Issues
The CDC Public Health Law News is published every Wednesday morning and mailed to
subscribers electronically. The News features abstracts of current news articles
on public health law and related subjects, plus announcements of events and
other timely material. To subscribe to this free service, visit
http://www.cdc.gov/subscribe.html.
For help with subscriptions, send an
email to Karen McKie, JD, at
KMcKie@cdc.gov.
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 Forensic Epidemiology
This CDC-developed course (Forensic Epidemiology Program) is for joint training of law enforcement and public health
officials on investigative responses to bioterrorism. For information, contact: Mr. Darrell Reid at DReid@cdc.gov.
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Public Health Law Association
The Public Health Law Association is a non-profit, international membership organization
for everyone who shapes, uses, teaches,studies or conducts research in the highly
dynamic field of public health law. To learn more about the organization and to obtain
membership information, please visit www.phla.info/. |
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Law in Public Health Practice (2003)
This book, published by Oxford University Press, is designed for
public health practitioners, lawyers, health
care providers, legal and public health educators,
and students. It combines a thorough review of
the legal basis for public health practice with
focused analysis of the role of law in high-priority
and emerging public health areas, including
bioterrorism, genomics, and tobacco control, among others.
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This page last reviewed: October 28, 2004
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