Public health emergency law

• Published in: The Journal of law, medicine & ethics Vol. 33; no. 4 Suppl; pp. 66 - 68
• Main Authors: Zocchetti, David, Fenstersheib, Martin, Balint, Jr, Thomas J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Sage Publications, Inc 22.12.2005; Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: Abbott, Ernest B; Balint, Thomas J Jr; California; Contingency planning; Disaster Planning - legislation & jurisprudence; Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control; Emergency management; Emergency Medical Services - legislation & jurisprudence; Emergency preparedness; Federal budget; Federal government; Fenstersheib, Martin; Government regulation; Health technology assessment; Humans; Laws, regulations and rules; Leadership; New Jersey; Political aspects; Public health; Public Health - legislation & jurisprudence; Public Health Administration - legislation & jurisprudence; Public health law; State Government; United States; Zocchetti, David; United States; New Jersey; California
• ISSN: 1073-1105; 1748-720X

A panel discussion analyzing public health emergency law, featuring David Zocchetti, Martin Fenstersheib, and Thomas J. Balint Jr, and with moderation by Ernest B. Abbott, is presented. Among others, Abbott shares that within the last several years, the federal government has been restructuring the emergency management system in order to create a nationally coherent system that can be applied to all states in an event of an emergency. One key issue that still must be addressed between emergency and planning officials and the federal government, however, is the amount of federal money that can be spent on preparation and preparedness.