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Public Health Law: By: Hussain Ali Ali Hadi

This document discusses public health laws. It defines public health laws as laws that promote and protect public health. The objectives of public health acts are to protect public health, control health risks, promote disease control and prevention, and recognize the role of local governments. Characteristics of public health laws include that public health is a government responsibility, focuses on population health, considers the relationship between the state and population, and deals with public health services and coercion for community protection. Nurses have responsibilities related to public health laws such as keeping informed, implementing laws, creating awareness, participating in reviews, and reporting broken laws.

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Public Health Law: By: Hussain Ali Ali Hadi

This document discusses public health laws. It defines public health laws as laws that promote and protect public health. The objectives of public health acts are to protect public health, control health risks, promote disease control and prevention, and recognize the role of local governments. Characteristics of public health laws include that public health is a government responsibility, focuses on population health, considers the relationship between the state and population, and deals with public health services and coercion for community protection. Nurses have responsibilities related to public health laws such as keeping informed, implementing laws, creating awareness, participating in reviews, and reporting broken laws.

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Public health law

By:
Hussain Ali
Ali Hadi
INTRODUCTION
For improvement and protection of public health, an adequate
health system is required, but with any system, public health laws
are absolutely essential for proper and effective regulation of health
system.
The scope of public health is not limited to one area, but it is very
extensive. Hence, public health laws are also wide based. In every
aspects of community health, public health laws are important.
Therefore , to solve public health problems, effective laws are
utmost essential.
DEFINITION
According to Gostin, “ Public health laws are such legal forces and duties of
organized society, by which conditions for maintaining citizen’s health are
’’.ensured
Public health law refers to a statute, or rule or local ordinance that has the
.purpose of promoting or protecting the public health

OBJECTIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACT


• To protect and promote public health
• Control the risk to public health
• Promote the control of infectious diseases
• Prevent the spread of infectious diseases
• Recognizes the role of local governments in protecting public health
CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC HEALTH LAWS:-

• GOVERNMENT- Public health activities are the primary responsibility of


government.
• POPULATION- Public health focus on the health of populations.
• RELATIONSHIP- Public health contemplates the relationship between
the state and the population.
• SERVICES- Public health deals with the provision of public health
services.
• COERCION- Public health possesses the power to coerce the individual
for the protection of the community.
EFFECTIVNESS OF PUBLIC HEALTH LAWS:-
By simply making public health laws health problems cannot be solved. To
make the health laws effective, the support of following factors are
important:
• Useful health system for proper solving.
• Proper economic policies.
• Community participation.
• Constitutional support.
• Periodic review of the health laws.
• Strong political will to implement health laws.
• Proper resources.
IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH LAWS AT WORLD
LEVEL:-
The chief objective of international health laws is
• To improve health status at international level.
• To eradicate health risks for global environment or minimize them.
• Legal intervention by making health policies and laws to prevent
non-communicable disease, diabetes.
• Introduction and management of new techniques in area of health
like biotechnologies , information etc.
• To prevent health risks which may happen due to international travel.
FUNCTIONS OF THE LAW IN NURSING:-
In nursing, law serves following functions:
• It provides guidance for nursing actions in the medico- legal cases.
• It helps to set the limitations of independent nursing actions.
• It helps in maintaining standards of nursing practices.
• It differentiates the nurse’s responsibilities from other health
professional.
Functions and Responsibilities of Nurses with Regard to
Public Health Laws:-
• Keeping latest information regarding public health laws.
• Playing active role in implementing public health laws.
• Creating awareness in patients, families and society regarding public
health laws.
• Participation in reviews, workshops and seminars regarding public
health laws.
• Educating the public regarding the need and importance of public
health laws.
• If public health laws are broken, giving information to concern
agencies which can take appropriate action.
• Active participation in the evaluation of public health laws.
References
• Swarnkar Keshav; Community Health Nursing; 2nd Edition. 2006;
Page no. 695-704
• Park. K; Essential of Community Health Nursing; 4th Edition 2014;
Page no. 254-261
MCQ //
The scope of public health is not limited to one area,
A_True B_False
Are Recognizes the role of local governments in protecting public
health is
A_ Objective puplic health law B_Charactertic puplic health law
If public health laws are broken, giving information to concern
agencies which can take appropriate action.
A_True B_False

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