Course Materials

Key Concepts of U.S. Law in Public Health Practice
Faculty: P. Kocher, JD – OGC/CDC (biography PDF-14KB)

• Key Concepts of U.S. Law in Public Health Practice -  (PPT-645KB) (PDF-1.4MB)
   

Privacy and Confidentiality
Faculty: G. Horlick, JD – CDC Office of Scientific and Regulatory Services (biography PDF-14KB)

• The Impact of Privacy Laws on Public Health - (PPT-246KB) (PDF-3MB)

Law of Surveillance: The Cases of Hemoglobin A1c Reporting and Cancer Registries
Faculty: T. Merrill, JD – NYC Dept. of Health (biography PDF-15KB), and J. Stettner, JD – OGC/CDC (biography PDF-14KB) 

• Chronic Disease Reporting-A1C Reporting for Diabetes Control in New York City -  (PPT-711KB) (PDF-961KB)
• Chronic Disease Surveillance: National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) - (PPT-148KB) (PDF-349KB)
• Amendment to Article 13 of the New York City Health Code, adding Section 13.04, Reporting of Hemoglobin A1C (PDF-56KB)

Law in the Prevention / Control of Tobacco Use and Tobacco-related Disease: Soup to Nuts
Faculty: R. Daynard, JD, PhD – Northeastern Law, and Tobacco Control Resource Center, Boston (biography PDF-15KB)
 

• Preventing Tobacco-Related Disease: Legal Issues and Opportunities (PPT-83KB) (PDF-498KB)

 

Law in the Prevention / Control of Obesity: The Case of Requirements for Menu Labeling
Faculty: T. Merrill, JD – NYC Dept. of Health (biography PDF-15KB)

• Menu Labeling In New York City - (PPT-4.6MB) (PDF-2.8MB)
• Resolution to Repeal and Reenact Section 81.50 of the New York City Health Code to require the posting of calorie information by covered food establishments (PDF-197KB)

Role of the Legal Counsel and Legal Considerations for Working at CDC
Faculty: J. Stettner, JD – OGC/CDC (biography PDF-14KB)

• Legal Basics for Working at CDC/ATSDR (PPT-3MB) (PDF-2.5MB)

Constitutional Considerations in Chronic Disease Prevention and Control: the First Amendment and Commercial Speech
Faculty: R. Bonnie, JD – Univ. Virginia Law (biography PDF-18KB)

• First Amendment Constraints on Public Health Interventions (PPT-4.9MB) (PDF-2MB)
• First Amendment Issues - Background Readings for Public Health Law 101 Course (PDF-860KB)

 

Law and Health Promotion: The Case of Increasing Physical Activity
Faculty: F. Alexander, JD – Emory Law School (biography PDF-15KB)

• Law and Health Promotion: The Case of Increasing Physical Activity - (PPT-2.7MB) (PDF-877KB)