Recommended Citation
Joan McNamara, Lawyers as Advocate in Public Health Practice, 32 J.L. Med. & Ethics 90 (2004)
Abstract
Focuses on the role of lawyers as advocates in the administration of public health. Discussion of the roles of legal counsel to public health agencies; Impact of lawyers on the formation of public health laws and policies; Description of the role of legal counsel in public health administration in San Diego, California, and South Bend, Indiana, and across the U.S.; Aspect of professional ethics in the role of lawyers in public health advocacy.