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Building Healthy Cities: Legal Frameworks And Considerations, Wendy Collins Perdue
Building Healthy Cities: Legal Frameworks And Considerations, Wendy Collins Perdue
Law Faculty Publications
This chapter will explore the range of laws and government policies that have shaped the physical structure of U.S. cities and thereby impacted the health of those cities' residents. This analysis will highlight the many, apparently "private" decisions that have been impacted by government policies. Though some of the laws, policies, prohibitions, and incentives have been formulated explicitly to take into account health considerations, others have unintended effects - both good and bad - on the health of urban populations.
A Legal Framework For Preventing Cardiovascular Diseases, Wendy Collins Perdue
A Legal Framework For Preventing Cardiovascular Diseases, Wendy Collins Perdue
Law Faculty Publications
Cardiovascular diseases are major contributors to death, disability, disparities, and reduced quality of life in the United States. Successful prevention and control of these diseases requires a comprehensive approach applied across multiple public health settings and in all life stages. Individual lifestyle and behavior change, as well as the broader social, environmental, and policy changes that enable healthy lifestyles, are necessary. Legal strategies can be powerful tools in this endeavor. This review presents seven such strategies applicable at the federal, state, and local levels that can be employed by healthcare providers, public health practitioners, legislators, and other policymakers. They include …