Das Recht der öffentlichen Gesundheit : Krankheitsprävention und Gesundheitsförderung als Aufgaben des Staates Based on the discoveries made by public health research Andrea Kießling analyzes the general framework in constitutional law for the prevention of disease and the promotion of health by the state. In this way she makes an attempt to systematize public health law something which has not been done in Germany up to now.