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Legal Preparedness for Obesity Prevention and Control: The Structural Framework and the Role of Government

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Demetrios L. Kouzoukas
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This paper discusses the relationship between obesity, law, and public health preparedness as well as the relevant roles of public health practitioners, policymakers, and lawyers. Each group believes they have a unique role in this relationship although there can be overlap and/or lack of clarity as to what that role may be.

The role of the lawyer in the public policy process is to identify relevant legal issues, to analyze them and give advice on the risks of taking a given action, and to communicate legal advice in a clear manner. Simply put, the lawyer’s role is to dive deep into the law surrounding the topic at hand and to offer advice regarding the permissible limits of policymakers’ options and the associated risks.

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JLME Supplement
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 37 , Issue S1 , Summer 2009 , pp. 24 - 27
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2009

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