Includes bibliographical references and index.

The law and the public's health: the foundations / Lawrence O. Gostin, F. Ed Thompson, and Frank P. Grad -- The structure of law in public health systems and practice / Richard A. Goodman ... [et al.] -- Regulating public health: principles and application of administrative law / Peter D. Jacobson, Richard E. Hoffman, and Wilfredo Lopez -- Public health and the judiciary / Daniel D. Stier and Diane M. Nicks -- Ethics and the practice of public health / Ruth Gaaer Bernheim, Phillip Nieburg, and Richard J. Bonnie -- Criminal law and public health practice / Zita Lazzarini, Richard A. Goodman, and Kim S. Dammers -- International considerations / David P. Fidler and Martin S. Cetron -- Legal counsel to public health practitioners / Wilfredo Lopez and Thomas R. Frieden -- Frontline public health: surveillance and outbreak investigations / Verla S. Neslund, Richard A. Goodman, and James L. Hadler -- Identifiable health information and the public's health: practice, research, and policy / James G. Hodge, Jr. ... [et al.] -- Legal authorities for interventions in public health emergencies / Gene W. Matthews ... [et al.] -- Considerations for special populations / T. Howard Stone ... [et al.] --

Integrating genomics into public health policy and practice / Ellen Wright Clayton and Mark A. Rothstein -- Vaccination mandates: the public health imperative and individual rights / Kevin M. Malone and Alan R. Hinman -- Control of foodborne diseases / Leslie Kux, Jeremy Sobel, and Kevin Fain -- Bloodborne and sexually transmitted infections / Edward P. Richards, III, and Guthrie S. Birkhead -- Chronic disease control / Angela K. McGowan ... [et al.] -- Prevention and control of diseases associated with tobacco use / Richard A. Daynard ... [et al.] -- Reproductive health / Bebe J. Anderson, Maurizio Macaluso, and Lynne S. Wilcox -- Environmental health and protection / Paul A. Locke ... [et al.] -- Injury prevention / Daniel D. Stier, James A. Mercy, and Melvin Kohn -- Occupational safety and health law / Gary Rischitelli and Mark A. Silverstein.