Public health law and policy in Canada
By: [edited by] Tracey M. Bailey, C. Tess Sheldon, Jacob J. Shelley
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: LexisNexis
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Toronto, Ontario
Language: eng
Number of pages: 822
ISBN-13: 9780433500766
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Public health laws; Medical policy
Description: "This book provides a comprehensive overview of Canadian public health law and policy. Written and edited by leading health law scholars and featuring contributions from legal and health experts from across the country, it offers an in-depth analysis of current critical public health issues."--
Notes: Includes table of cases.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Legal foundations of public health in Canada / Nola M. Ries and Jacob J. Shelley; title: Public health ethics / Maxwell J. Smith, Stephanie Nixon, Ross Upshur, Solomon R. Benatar and Alison K. Thompson; title: Risk, causation and precaution : understanding policy-making regarding public health risks / Kumanan Wilson and Jennifer Keelan; title: Law as a tool for addressing social determinants of health / Martha Jackman; title: Public health information privacy and confidentiality / Elaine Gibson and Kate Dewhirst; title: HIV/AIDS and public health law / Mary Anne Bobinski; title: Legal aspects of the blood system in Canada / Nola M. Ries and Robin Nobleman; title: Vaccines and emerging challenges for public health law / Patricia Peppin; title: Tobacco control and the law in Canada / Barbara von Tigerstrom, Sara E. Quinn-Hogan and Jacob J. Shelley; title: The intersection of Indigenous public health with law and policy in Canada / Constance MacIntosh; title: Incarceration in Canada : risks to and opportunities for public health / Adelina Iftene; title: Public mental health law in Canada / C. Tess Sheldon; title: Injuries : society's neglected epidemic / Tracey M. Bailey, Shawn H.E. Harmon, Louis Hugo Francescutti and Trevor L. Strome; title: Law and the promotion of healthy nutrition and physical activity / Nola M. Ries, Barbara von Tigerstrom and Jacob J. Shelley; title: Foodborne illness and public health / Ronald L. Doering, Matthew Farrell and Filip Hrga; title: Pharmaceutical regulation and public health / Chelsea Cox and Matthew Herder; title: Public health and environmental protection in Canada / Jamie Benidickson.