Public Health Law and Ethics
Self-paced
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Full course description
This course answers the question “What is Public Health Law?” and why is it important for lawyers and non-lawyers. The course will consider the way in which different levels of government can collaborate to improve health outcomes for everyone, and will also examine the respective roles of local, state, tribal, and federal governments with respect to public health.
Objectives
- Identify and evaluate multiple, systemic causes of public health problems
- Define the factors that go into incentivizing and providing quality health care to patients
- Analyze medical practices for compliance with non-discrimination provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Communicate about the laws and policies driving medical licensing and governing residency
- Understand the concepts and values underlying research ethics and bioethics in clinical practice
- Develop ethical positions on critical issues in bioethics, practice, and research
Instructor
Dr. Heather Swadley is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Affiliated Faculty of the College of Health at Lehigh University. She studies disability and health law, with a focus on how medical concepts influence the ways that people with disabilities interact with "the state." Her research has appeared or will appear in the Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, Nebraska Law Review, Oklahoma Law Review, the UCLA Disability Law Journal, Temple Law Review, and others.
Dr. Swadley completed her Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 2021. She is also a licensed attorney and hold a J.D. from Temple Beasley School of Law, as well as MSc. degrees in politics from the London School of Economics & Political Science and SOAS, University of London.
Course Outline
Public Health Law and Ethics consists of 7 modules that will take approximately 1 to 1.5 hours each to complete. Total course commitment is 8 hours over 2 weeks.