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Intro to ph chapter
Public health law
Question | Answer |
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5 Essential Characteristics of Public Health Law | Government, Relationships, Populations, Services, Coercion |
3 Groups of Public Law | Bioethics, Public Health, and Health Care |
Health Care | rules governing medicare and medicaid. Also private insurance laws |
Bioethics | Deals with moral values and ethics, such as end of life care & stem cell research Protection of research subjects: people involved in research called “subjects” Insures safety of all the subject, so that they are not harmed. |
Public Health | Focused on population & vulnerable population Food & Drug laws Environmental laws Focused on population & vulnerable population Food & Drug laws Environmental law |
Legal Principles that support Public Health Law | Police Power Rights Negative Constitution |
Market Justice | Individual responsibility for health. Private solutions to social problems. Views health care as economic good. |
Social Justice | Views health care as a social resource Requires active government involvement in health services delivery Public solutions to social problems |
Belmont Report | Respect for Persons Beneficence Justice |