Discuss the primary roles and challenges of federal, state, and local government in public health and public health policies.
THE LEGAL SYSTEM/FRAMING ISSUES OF PUBLIC HEALTH, LAW AND POLICY
Case Assignment
Discuss the primary roles and challenges of federal, state, and local government in public health and public health policies.
What are the two forms of bias mentioned by Parkhurst (2017)? Explain the role of each bias in the creation, selection, and interpretation of evidence for informed policy decision.
In-text citations and references: Be sure that all information and ideas in your papers are supported by in-text citations and corresponding references at the end of the paper.
Scholarly sources: At least two references must be included from academic sources (e.g., peer-reviewed journal articles) and include required readings. Online sources must be limited to credible professional and scholarly publications such as peer-reviewed journal articles, e-books, or specific Web pages on websites from a university, government, or nonprofit organization (these have extensions .edu, .gov, or .org). Presenting consumer sources such as e-magazines, newspapers, Wikipedia, WebMD, or other commercial websites (these have extensions .com) as references is not appropriate.
Required Reading
Burris, S., Ashe, M., Levin, D., Penn, M., & Larkin, M. (2016). A transdisciplinary approach to public health law: The emerging practice of legal epidemiology. SSRN, 37, 135-148. Retrieved from https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032315-021841
Hagedorn, J., Paras, C. A., Greenwich, H., & Hagopian, A. (2016). The role of labor unions in creating working conditions that promote public health. American journal of public health, 106(6), 989-995. Available via Trident Online Library.
Hunt, P. (2012). Health and well-being: The role of government. Public Health, 126(1) S19-S23. Available in the Trident Online Library.
Law, C. (2010). Will our children be healthy adults? Applying science to public health policy. Clinical Medicine, 10(6) 595-599. Available in the Trident Online Library.
Lynn, J., Oppenheimer, S., & Zimmer, L. (2014). Using public policy to improve outcomes for asthmatic children in schools. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 134(6), 1238-1244. Available in the Trident Online Library.
Parkhurst, J. (2016). The politics of evidence: From evidence-based policy to the good governance of evidence. (n.p.): Taylor & Francis. Available in the Trident Online Library.
van de Goor, I., Hämäläinen, R.-M., Syed, A., Juel Lau, C., Sandu, P., Spitters, H., … Aro, A. R. (2017). Determinants of evidence use in public health policy making: Results from a study across six EU countries. Health Policy, 121(3), 273-281. Available in the Trident Online Library.
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