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2005

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Law And Public Health: Beyond Emergency Preparedness, Wendy K. Mariner Apr 2005

Law And Public Health: Beyond Emergency Preparedness, Wendy K. Mariner

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This Article examines three questions: What is public health? What is public health law? What roles can lawyers play in public health? It first describes the breadth of public health, highlighting six trends shaping its future: social determinants of health; synergy between medicine and public health; shifts in focus from external (e.g., environmental and social) to internal (behavioral) risks to health; federalization of public health law; globalization of health risks and responses; and bioterrorism. Because the domains of law that apply to public health are equally broad, the Article next offers a conceptual framework for identifying the types of laws …


Who Are Those Guys? An Empirical Examination Of Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs’ Attorneys, Thomas B. Metzloff, Catherine T. Harris, Ralph A. Peeples Jan 2005

Who Are Those Guys? An Empirical Examination Of Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs’ Attorneys, Thomas B. Metzloff, Catherine T. Harris, Ralph A. Peeples

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Abstract not available