Public Health Law

3 Credits

This course will explore the legal principles of public health. It will cover laws currently on the books and implementation problems in the highly politicized and culturally sensitive context of health and behavior. Topics include the public health powers, duties, and limitations of authorities and the epidemiological influence of law on health and health behavior. It will also cover how health is socially constructed and how legal responses to health and wellbeing complicate efforts to promote public health. Prerequisites: CGH 104