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Rethinking the Meaning of Public Health

Mark A. Rothstein
University of Louisville - Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law; University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law



Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2002

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Broad definitions of public health, including all societal factors that affect health, may undermine efforts to deal with traditional public health issues. A narrower and more practical definition involves public officials taking appropriate measures, pursuant to legal authority, after balancing public rights and private interests to protect the health of the public.

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Date posted: September 17, 2002 ; Last revised: June 18, 2007

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Rothstein, Mark A., Rethinking the Meaning of Public Health. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Vol. 30, No. 2, 2002. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=319924


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Mark A. Rothstein (Contact Author)
University of Louisville - Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law ( email )
Louisville, KY 40202
United States
HOME PAGE: http://www.louisville.edu/bioethics
University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law ( email )
Wilson W. Wyatt Hall
Louisville, KY 40292
United States
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