A CDC Foundational Course for Public Health Practitioners
Overview: CDC’s Public Health Law Program has developed
this new, foundational course on public health law as a learning
resource for public health practitioners, students, and others.
The course comprises 9 slide lecture units for delivery by legal
counsel to health departments and by other persons trained in law.
Scope: This course provides an introduction to
fundamental principles of law, ethics, and the legal system as they
frame public health practice in the United States.
Target audiences: This course has been designed
for delivery especially to the following groups:
- Front-line practitioners in local, state, tribal, and federal
public health agencies
- Students in schools of public health and law
- Emergency management professionals, health educators, program
managers, and others with interests in and responsibilities
for public health
Contents: The course comprises 9 slide lecture
units (see below) covering basic principles of law and topical areas
in relation to front-line public health practice. Each unit is designed
for delivery in approximately 1 hour, but can be expanded or abridged
according the sponsoring program’s interests. The course design
is modeled on CDC’s “Public Health Emergency Law” course (also publicly
available at www2.cdc.gov/phlp/phel.asp)
and its contents have been adapted substantially from key elements
contained in the CDC-developed text, “Law in Public Health Practice,
Second Edition” published by Oxford University Press in 2007. The
9 lecture units are:
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Instructional delivery: The course is designed
for delivery by lawyers for public health agencies, by law school
instructors, and by other attorney faculty who have expertise in
teaching this subject matter. An instructor may wish to customize
a given unit by reducing the total number of slides and/or by inserting
additional slides, such as pertinent statutes or regulations from
the instructor’s jurisdiction. The course can be delivered as a
function of a given program’s interests and needs, including, for
example, presentation of all units in 1 to 2 days, or presentation
of all or selected units in individual sessions over a longer period
of time.
Delivery requirements: Delivery of individual slide
units requires that the units be downloaded from the CDC Public
Health Law Program’s web site. The presentation will require a projector
and a laptop equipped with software compatible with PowerPoint.®
Availability: As of January 2009, Units 1 through
8 are available for download. Click
here to download the entire
collection. Register on the form here to receive
e-mail notification of the availability of Unit 9 and updates on
modifications to individual units.
Acknowledgments: The Public Health Law Program
is particularly grateful to the following persons for their major
contributions to the development of these materials: Ruth Gaare
Bernheim, James Hodge, Richard Hoffman, Judy Munson, and Edward
Richards. The Public Health Law Program also acknowledges the following
persons for their important assistance in the development of these
materials: Roger Bernier, Ken Castro, Kim Dammers, Gail Horlick,
Paula Kocher, Kevin Malone, Angela McGowan, Joanna Stettner, and
Deborah Tress.
Disclaimer: The contents of these course materials
have not been formally disseminated by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention and should not be construed to represent any agency
determination or policy. These materials are for instructional use
only and are not intended as a substitute for professional legal
or other advice. While every effort has been made to verify the
accuracy of these materials, legal authorities and requirements
may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Always seek the advice
of an attorney or other qualified professional with any questions
you may have regarding a legal matter.
Note: All content currently displayed in each unit
and presentation cannot be altered in any way. However, additional
slides can be made to customize the course simply by adding a slide
in the appropriate area.
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