Federalism and Public Health
Law professor John Fabian Witt and Georgetown University Law Professor and Director of the Institute for National and Global Health Law Lawrence Gostin discussed public health emergencies and the powers that local, state and national governments have in responding.
Description
Law professor John Fabian Witt and Georgetown University Law Professor and Director of the Institute for National and Global Health Law Lawrence Gostin discussed public health emergencies and the powers that local, state and national governments have in responding.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What is meant by police powers in relation to public health?
- According to Professor Gostin, why is government needed to protect the health of its citizens?
- How are the powers to address public health emergencies divided among the levels of government?
Participants
John Fabian WittProfessor, Yale Law School7 Videos
Vocabulary
- Collectivity
- Constituent
- Constitution
- Democracy
- Epidemic
- Federalism
- Pandemic
- Police Powers
- Quarantine