Public health law manual /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
American Public Health Association,
[2005]
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The purpose of this manual
- The constitutional and legal sources of public health powers and the place of public health in government
- Public health law as a branch of administrative law
- Public health enforcement and the Bill of Rights : protection of the individual against improper interference with person and property
- Restrictions of the person
- Permits, licenses, and registrations and their relation to the credentialing of health professionals
- Searches and inspections : public health and the Fourth Amendment
- Embargo, seizure, condemnation, and destruction of articles endangering public health
- Abatement of nuisances and dangerous conditions : the use of administrative orders
- Injunctions : the use of judicial orders to achieve compliance
- Civil sanctions : penalties, cleanup costs, and liens
- Public health and criminal law : penal sanctions
- The public health officer's responsibility and liability
- Obtaining information : questionnaires, reports, and records
- Administrative hearings as part of rule and decisionmaking
- The role of the public health officer in the legislative development of public health law
- A brief comment on international public health law