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Public Health Preparedness & Response: An Exercise In Administrative Law, John D. Blum, Jordan Paradise
Public Health Preparedness & Response: An Exercise In Administrative Law, John D. Blum, Jordan Paradise
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Responses to epidemics, pandemics, and other biological disasters require multiple coordinated initiatives that combine sophisticated planning, sound emergency management, effective stockpiles, solid geographic information systems, well-developed laboratory surveillance and response, and effective management capabilities. Critical to the noted elements of planning and response is the existence of a legal structure, which underpins the operations of necessary programs. While the law may not be the first public health tool considered in a disaster, it is fundamental to the effective functioning of multiple actors and must be harmonized across jurisdictional lines. This article explores the role of law in pandemics and other …