Public Health Law and Ethics: A Reader, 3rd Edition probes the legal and ethical issues at the heart of public health through an incisive selection of judicial opinions, scholarly articles, and government reports. Crafted to be accessible to students while thorough enough for use by practitioners, policy makers, scholars, and teachers alike, the reader can be used as a stand-alone resource or alongside the internationally acclaimed Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint, 3rd Edition.

PART ONE. CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND ETHICS 1. Law and the Public's Health: Mapping the Terrain 2. Public Health Ethics: Science, Values, and the Regulation of Risk PART TWO. LEGAL FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH 3. Public Health Powers and Duties 4. Public Health and the Protection of Individual Rights: Due Process, Equal Protection, and the First Amendment 5. Public Health Governance: Administrative Agencies and Local Governments PART THREE. MODES OF LEGAL INTERVENTION 6. Direct Regulation for the Public's Health and Safety 7. Tort Liability as Indirect Regulation 8. Taxation, Spending, and the Social Safety Net PART FOUR. PUBLIC HEALTH LAW IN CONTEXT 9. Surveillance and Public Health Research: Privacy, Security, and Confidentiality of Personal Health Information 10. Infectious Disease Prevention and Control 11. Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response 12. Noncommunicable Disease Prevention 13. Injury and Violence Prevention 14. Health Justice About the Authors Index