Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint (Volume 3) (California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public)

Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint (Volume 3) (California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public) by Gostin, Lawrence O.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780520253766.

Public Health Law, first published in 2000, has been widely acclaimed as the definitive statement on public health law at the start of the twenty-first century. Lawrence O. Gostins definition was based on the notion that government bears a responsibility for advancing the health and well-being of the general population, and the book developed a rich understanding of the governments powers and duties while showing law to be an effective tool in the realization of a healthier and safer population. In this second edition, Gostin analyzes the major health threats of our times, from emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism to chronic diseases caused by obesity.