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Spring 2009
Law No.: LAW7891
Sched. No.: 400s8
Germs, Guns, And Lead: Public Health Law And Policy *
Section 0001
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Bonnie, Richard
Gaare Bernheim, Ruth



Administrative Information:

Days, Times (Room): T, 1715-1915 ()
Credits:3Type:Seminar
Capacity:13 **This information is current as of 08/29/2008 01:58:47 AM**
Current Enrollment:13 **This information is current as of 08/29/2008 01:58:47 AM**

Course Description:

This course will explore the legitimacy, design, and implementation of policies aiming to promote public health and reduce the social burden of disease and injury. It will highlight the challenge posed by public health’s population-based perspective to traditional individual-centered, autonomy-driven approaches to bioethics and constitutional law. Other themes center on conflicts between public health and public morality and the relationship between public health and social justice and human rights. Illustrative topics include mandatory immunization, screening and reporting of infectious diseases, prevention of obesity and diabetes, prevention of lead poisoning, food safety, mandatory use of cycling helmets and seat belts, and restrictions on alcohol and tobacco advertising.

MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE with: Germs, Guns, and Lead: Public Health Law and Policy (lecture course)
COURSE REQUIREMENT: A substantial research paper

Mutually Exclusive with: Germs; Guns; and Lead: Public Health Law and Policy