The voice of the public in public health policy and plannning: The role of public judgement

2004 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Haughton
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Public Health Policy ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Voice

The Voice of the Public in Public Health Policy and Planning: the Role of Public Judgment

2004 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Douglas Scutchfield ◽  
Carol Ireson ◽  
Laura Hall
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Public Health Policy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy And Planning ◽  
The Voice

Using Litigation to Make Public Health Policy: Theoretical and Empirical Challenges in Assessing Product Liability, Tobacco, and Gun Litigation

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 556-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy D. Lytton
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Public Health Policy ◽  
Product Liability ◽  
Gun Violence ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Public ◽  
Proper Role ◽  
Liability Claims

In recent years, a number of prominent scholars have touted the use of litigation as an effective tool for making public health policy. For example, Stephen Teret and Michael Jacobs have asserted that product liability claims against car makers have played a significant role in reducing automobile-related injuries, Peter Jacobson and Kenneth Warner have argued that litigation against cigarette manufacturers has advanced the cause of tobacco control, and Phil Cook and Jens Ludwig have suggested that lawsuits against the firearms industry can reduce gun violence. Critics have attacked this use of litigation as doing more harm than good to public health and as a misuse of the courts. This debate involves two distinct controversies: one over whether the public health benefits of litigation outweigh its costs and the other over the proper role of courts within our system of government.

scholarly journals The Public Health Responsibility Deal: how should such a complex public health policy be assessed?

The Lancet ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 380 ◽  
pp. S11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Petticrew ◽  
Elizabeth Eastmure ◽  
Nicholas Mays ◽  
Cecile Knai ◽  
Anna Bryden
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Public Health Policy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Responsibility
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