2 CASE MPH522
Module 2 - Background
Law and Public Health
Required Reading
Burris, S., Ashe, M., Blanke, D., Ibrahim, J., Levin, D. E., Matthews, G., … Katz, M. (2016). Better health faster: The 5 essential public health law services. Public Health Reports, 131(6), 747-753. Available in the Trident Online Library.
Harrington, S. E. (2010). The health insurance reform debate. Journal of Risk & Insurance, 77(1), 5-38. Available in the Trident Online Library.
Hartsfield, D., Moulton, A. D., & McKie, K. L. (2007). A review of model public health laws. American Journal of Public Health, 97(S1) S56-61. Available in the Trident Online Library.
Longest, B. B. (2012). Management challenges at the intersection of public policy environments and strategic decision making in public hospitals. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, 35(2), 207-230. Available via Trident Online Library.
Nutritional Health Alliance v. Food and Drug Administration, 318 F.3d 92 (2003). Retrieved from OpenJurist on August 27, 2018, at http://openjurist.org/318/f3d/92/nutritional-health-alliance-v-food-and-drug-administration
Optional Resources
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). General format. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). In-text citations: The basics. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). Reference list: Basic rules. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_basic_rules.html
Module 2 – Home
Law and Public Health
Modular Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this module, the student will be able to satisfy the following outcomes:
· Case
· Examine and discuss the role of governmental administrative agencies in enacting and implementing public health regulations.
· Define and discuss the source of public health law and policies.
· Examine and discuss the role of the Federal government in public health law and policy.
· SLP
· Define and discuss the source of public health law and policy.
· Identify and discuss the policy considerations for public health regulations and reform.
· Examine and discuss the role of the federal government in public health law and policy.
· Discussion
· Identify and discuss the policy considerations for public health regulations and reform.
Module Overview
The promotion and protection of public health is one of the oldest functions of government -- and certainly one of its earliest regulatory functions. Historically, even early governments, which existed primarily to promote the acquisition of wealth and territory by monarchs and their families, recognized some obligation to protect the health and safety of their subjects.
The impetus for modern public health regulation was the sanitary revolution of the nineteenth century. During this period, scientific discoveries established the link between microorganisms and infectious disease, leading to a greater understanding of the vectors of infectious disease.
In recent years, public health agencies and indeed the public health community at large have sought inspiration and support in meeting these challenges from new sources. The emerging field of public health ethics, with its emphasis on the traditions of the public health profession and, in particular, the moral trust that society bestows on public health professionals to act for the common welfare, has been particularly helpful in clarifying the true responsibilities of public health agencies in regulating risks to health and safety. Similarly, the importation of international human rights law and theory has provided great support and urgency to addressing problems that may be viewed as having a human rights imperative. This theoretic work in the discipline of public health will greatly facilitate the development of fair, effective, and democratic regulation for meeting present and future public health challenges.
In Module 2, we will look at Public Health Law and Regulation and in particular, how it applies in your work setting.
Module 2 - Outcomes
Law and Public Health
· Module
· Examine the role of law and reform in public health.
· Case
· Examine and discuss the role of governmental administrative agencies in enacting and implementing public health regulations.
· Define and discuss the source of public health law and policies.
· Examine and discuss the role of the Federal government in public health law and policy.
· SLP
· Define and discuss the source of public health law and policy.
· Identify and discuss the policy considerations for public health regulations and reform.
· Examine and discuss the role of the federal government in public health law and policy.
· Discussion
· Identify and discuss the policy considerations for public health regulations and reform.
Course Materials/Bibliography
These materials/resources are used throughout the course:
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). General format. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). In-text citations: The basics. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). Reference list: Basic rules. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_basic_rules.html
Module 2
Required Reading
Burris, S., Ashe, M., Blanke, D., Ibrahim, J., Levin, D. E., Matthews, G., … Katz, M. (2016). Better health faster: The 5 essential public health law services. Public Health Reports, 131(6), 747-753. Available in the Trident Online Library.
Harrington, S. E. (2010). The health insurance reform debate. Journal of Risk & Insurance, 77(1), 5-38. Available in the Trident Online Library.
Hartsfield, D., Moulton, A. D., & McKie, K. L. (2007). A review of model public health laws. American Journal of Public Health, 97(S1) S56-61. Available in the Trident Online Library.
Longest, B. B. (2012). Management challenges at the intersection of public policy environments and strategic decision making in public hospitals. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, 35(2), 207-230. Available via Trident Online Library.
Nutritional Health Alliance v. Food and Drug Administration, 318 F.3d 92 (2003). Retrieved from OpenJurist on August 27, 2018, at http://openjurist.org/318/f3d/92/nutritional-health-alliance-v-food-and-drug-administration