Public Health Emergencies: What Counts?

Although Jonathan Herington, Angus Dawson, and Heather Draper offer valuable insights on how to conceptualize health hazards and understand their effects on populations, I resist the label “public health emergency” for obesity, and here is why. It is important—politically and pragmatically—to be jud...

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Main Author: Gostin, Lawrence O. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2014
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 2014, Volume: 44, Issue: 6, Pages: 36-37
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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