Public health law research : theory and methods / Alexander C. Wagenaar, Scott Burris, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wagenaar, Alexander C., editor.

Burris, Scott, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health laws--United States.

Public health laws.

Legal research.

United States.

Public health laws--United States--Legal research.

Health Services Research.

Public Health--legislation & jurisprudence.

Medical Subjects:

Health Services Research.

Public Health--legislation & jurisprudence.

Physical Description:

xxv, 482 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2013]

Summary:

"Public Health Law Research: Theory and Methods definitively explores the mechanisms, theories and models central to public health law research - a growing field dedicated to measuring and studying law as a central means for advancing public health.Editors Alexander C. Wagenaar and Scott Burris outline integrated theory drawn from numerous disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences; specific mechanisms of legal effect and guidelines for collecting and coding empirical datasets of statutory and case law; optimal research designs for randomized trials and natural experiments for public health law evaluation; and methods for qualitative and cost-benefit studies of law.. They also discuss the challenge of effectively translating the results of scientific evaluations into public health laws and highlight the impact of this growing field."How exactly the law can best be used as a tool for protecting and enhancing the public's health has long been the subject of solely opinion and anecdote. Enter Public Health Law Research, a discipline designed to bring the bright light of science to the relationships between law and health. This book is a giant step forward in illuminating that subject." -- Stephen Teret, JD, MPH, Professor, Director, Center for Law and the Public's Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health"Wagenaar and Burris bring a dose of much needed rigor to the empirical study of which public health law interventions really matter, and which don't." -- Bernard S. Black, JD, Chabraja Professor, Northwestern University Law School and Kellogg School of ManagementCompanion Web site: www.josseybass.com/go/wagenaar"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A Framework for Public Health Law Research / Scott Burris, Alexander C. Wagenaar, Jeffrey W. Swanson, Jennifer K. Ibrahim, Jennifer Wood, and Michelle M. Mello

Law in Public Health Systems and Services Research / Scott Burris, Glen P. Mays, F. Douglas Scutchfield, and Jennifer K. Ibrahim

Perspectives from Public Health / Kelli A. Komro, Ryan J. O'Mara, and Alexander C. Wagenaar

Law and Society Approaches / Robin Stryker

Criminological Theories / Wesley G. Jennings and Tom Mieczkowski

Procedural Justice Theory / Tom R. Tyler and Avital Mentovich

Economic Theory / Frank J. Chaloupka

The Theory of Triadic Influence / Brian R. Flay and Marc B. Schure

Integrating Diverse Theories for Public Health Law Evaluation / Scott Burris and Alexander C. Wagenaar

Picturing Public Health Law Research : The Value of Causal Diagrams / Jeffrey W. Swanson and Jennifer K. Ibrahim

Measuring Statutory Law and Regulations for Empirical Research / Evan D. Anderson, Charles Tremper, Sue Thomas, and Alexander C. Wagenaar

Coding Case Law for Public Health Law Evaluation / Mark Hall

Evaluating Public Health Law Using Randomized Experiments / Alan S. Gerber, Donald P. Green, and Allison J. Carnegie

Natural Experiments : Research Design Elements for Optimal Causal Inference Without Randomization / Alexander C. Wagenaar and Kelli A. Komro

Qualitative Research Strategies for Public Health Law Evaluation / Jennifer Wood

Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Public Health Laws / Ted R. Miller and Delia Hendrie

The Future of Public Health Law Research / Scott Burris and Alexander C. Wagenaar.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-441) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Public health law research

ISBN:

9781118137628

1118137620

OCLC:

820782078