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Legal Frameworks For Chronic Disease Prevention, Wendy Collins Perdue
Legal Frameworks For Chronic Disease Prevention, Wendy Collins Perdue
Law Faculty Publications
Law is a tool that can be used to shape both private and government conduct so as to impact public health. There are at least seven different techniques of legal intervention, each of which has advantages and disadvantages. These techniques are: direct regulation through command and coercion; economic incentives to encourage private parties to behave in a particular way; indirect regulation through private enforcement such as tort law; altering the informational environment; directly providing services or infrastructure to the public; government acting as a "model citizen" with respect to its employees and facilities; and, inducing other levels of government to …
Smart Growth For Community Development, Wendy Collins Perdue
Smart Growth For Community Development, Wendy Collins Perdue
Law Faculty Publications
The built environment has a profound effect on public health. For instance, community transportation policy influences pollution levels, which in turn contribute to levels of illness and death. The panelists for this session elaborate on this concept with perspectives drawn from varied experiences.