Legal Frameworks for Preventing Chronic Disease

Legal Frameworks for Preventing Chronic Disease

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Panelists:

Kathleen H. Acree, MD, MPH, Chief, Chronic Disease Control Branch, California
Department of Health Services, Sacramento, CA
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Wendy Collins Perdue, JD, Professor of Law and Associate Dean, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC; Vice-Chair and Commissioner, Montgomery County Planning Board, MD
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Edward Richards, JD, MPH, Harvey A. Peltier, Sr., Professor; Director, Program in Law, Science, and Public Health, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
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Moderator: Donna Stroup, PhD, Director, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, GA
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Learning Objectives:

Describe examples of the use of law to address chronic diseases, especially with regard to obesity prevention and cardiovascular health;
Explain considerations decision-makers and stake holders apply to the use of legal tools for this purpose; and
Suggest practical ways in which legal frameworks can be used to shape chronic disease prevention strategies at the community and state levels.

Resource Material:

Legal Frameworks for Preventing Chronic Disease: Developing a Preventive Law Approach
http://biotech.law.lsu.edu/cphl/slides/cdc-2005-cd.htm .

This page is last updated on June 30, 2005.