Law as a Tool for Preventing Chronic Diseases: Expanding the Spectrum of Effective Public Health Strategies

Law as a Tool for Preventing Chronic Diseases: Expanding the Spectrum of Effective Public Health Strategies

In part one of this 2-part series, we reviewed the important roles that laws have played in public health and provided examples of specific laws and their effectiveness in supporting public health interventions (1). We suggested that conceptual legal frameworks for systematically applying law to pre...

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Main Authors: George A. Mensah, Richard A. Goodman, Stephanie Zaza, Anthony D. Moulton, Paula L. Kocher, William H. Dietz, Terry F. Pechacek, James S. Marks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-04-01
Series:Preventing Chronic Disease
Subjects:
Law
CDC
chronic disease
public health
Online Access:http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2004/apr/04_0009.htm

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