The New Public Health Law
A Transdisciplinary Approach to Practice and Advocacy

Public health law isn't just for lawyers. Or at least it doesn't have to be. The New Public Health Law is the first textbook to arm lawyers and public health professionals of any background with the tools to fully exploit the potential of law to improve public health. Its transdisciplinary approach breaks down complex legal processes into discrete and understandable stages, making it an indispensable roadmap for the difficult work of crafting, monitoring, and improving public health laws. Suitable for courses in public health, law, and social work, this text offers straightforward chapters that move through the life-cycle of public health law practice from the perspective of attorneys and non-attorneys: policy development

Scott Burris, JD, is Professor of Law and Public Health at Temple University. Micah L. Berman, JD, is Associate Professor of Public Health and Law, The Ohio State University. Matthew Penn, JD, MLIS, is Director of the Public Health Law Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office of State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support. Tara Ramanathan Holiday, JD, MPH, is a public health analyst in the Public Health Law Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office of State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support.