Journal Article Describes Emergence of Legal Epidemiology

A group of public health policy professionals has proposed a multidisciplinary
approach to public health law, arguing that public health
professionals should receive training in a variety of disciplines to
“promote full recognition and [the] optimal role of law in public health.”
Scott Burris et al., “A Transdisciplinary Approach to Public Health Law:
The Emerging Practice of Legal Epidemiology,” Annual Review of Public
Health, November 30, 2015.

The article describes a history of the overlap between public health policy
and legal expertise, and then proposes a more inclusive model of training
that “adds scientific practices to the lawyerly functions of normative and
doctrinal research, counseling, and representation.”

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