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The Constitution grants the states broad powers to protect the public health.
Public health puts the safety of society above the rights of the individual.
All health care practitioners have duties under the public health laws.
Disease reporting is critical for controlling existing and emerging infectious diseases.
Health care practitioners have many statutory reporting duties.
Introduction
The History Of Public Health Authority
Legal Standards For Public Health Authority
Expert Decision Makers
Reviewing Public Health Orders
Due Process and Privacy
Disease Control
Disease Control and the Individual
Epidemics and Plagues
Carrier State
Disease Control and the Physician-Patient Relationship
Reportable Diseases
Complying with Reporting Duties
Warning Third Parties
Coercive Measures
Involuntary Testing
Contact Tracing
Mandated Treatment
Quarantine and Isolation
Using Isolation and Quarantine
Immunizations
Herd Immunity and Community Health
Compulsory Immunization
Consent for Immunizations
Medical Exemptions
The Vaccine Compensation Act
Recording Duties
Reporting Duties
Attorney's Duty
Food Sanitation
Environmental Health
Hiv/Aids
History
Hepatitis B in the Bathhouses
How Infectious Diseases Emerge
Initial Concentration in the Gay Community
Parallels with Other Diseases
Disease Control for HIV
Vital Statistics
Birth Certificates
Naming the Child
Stillbirths
Death Certificates
Declaration of Death
Coroner Cases and Autopsies
Disease Registries
Law Enforcement Reporting
Child Abuse
Child Neglect
Defending the Child
Dangerousness Due to Mental Illness
Elder and Spousal Abuse
Violent Injuries
Intoxications
Dealing with Peace Officers
References
Suggested Readings
Disease Control
Law Enforcement Reporting
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