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Like many others, you may
feel that law is a mysterious subject that can be understood only by lawyers; however, law
deals with many concerns of everyday life and forms the basis for most of your duties as a
public health professional. This course consists of ten modules that explain the public
health legal system, demystify legal language, and encourage the effective use of legal
tools in forwarding public health goals. Each of these modules is accredited for
continuing education as a self-study course.
Since public health laws are different in every state,
the course is designed so that it can be customized by a state (or region), with some of
the content being provided by local legal experts. It can be taken as a self-study by
individual learners or, with some local coordination, can be taken by organized learning
groups. The materials include suggestions for providing these types of customization.
The packaged version of this course, available by
ordering from the Public Health Foundation (PHF), a PHTN partner, includes all ten modules
and a Coordinator Guide that offers guidance on how to customize the
course to meet local training needs. All materials can also be viewed and/or printed from
this website as PDF files.
For information on each of the modules and the Coordinator
Guide, click on the right side menu bar.
Prerequisites
None except that Module 1 should be taken before any of the other modules
Target Audience
State or local health department workers whose jobs
require knowledge and or application of public health laws and regulations. This includes
records administrators, health service providers, field inspectors such as nursing home
and restaurant inspectors, permit writers, environmental health staff, and persons
involved in surveillance activities. This course is also appropriate for persons who
supervise the preceding types of public health professionals.
Developed By
School of Public Health of the University of Illinois
at Chicago
Division of Media and Training Services, Public Health
Practice Program Office, CDC
Association of Schools of Public Health
The authors are University of Illinois at Chicago,
School of Public Health faculty members, Babette J. Neuberger and Tom Christoffel
(currently retired), who both hold law degrees and, between them, have vast experience
writing, teaching courses, and working in the field of public health law.
Course Materials
Print-based text with questions and exercises, also
includes suggestions for supplementary group exercises and expert conferences. Users
should also consult the Coordinator Guide, which provides guidance for
how the course may be used and disseminated.
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Module 1 Introduction
Module 2 Data Collection &
Surveillance
Module 3 Service Delivery
Module 4 Licensing
Module 5 Inspections
Module 6 Enforcement
Module 7 Policy Development
Module 8 Negotiation
Module 9 Communication
Module 10 Responsibility &
Liability
Coordinator Guide
This page last reviewed: November 17, 2006
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