PUBHLTH 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 71: Commerce Clause, Reserve Clause, Lead Poisoning
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Lecture: advisory committee on childhood lead poisoning prevention act: recommend strict federal standards for exposure to lead, the highly qualified scientist replaced with members who had financial ties to the industry. Discussion question 2: give an example of a measure that would benefit public health but might be expensive to implement. Branches of government (federal, state, local: legislative passes statutes, executive public health agencies carry out the law; may issue regulations consistent with statutes, judicial laws and regulations can be challenged in court. Federal agencies: department of health and human services (hhs)(www. hhs. gov) Centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) (www. cdc. gov) National institutes of health (nih) (www. nih. gov) food and drug administration (fda) (www. fda. gov) Centers for medicare & medicaid services (cms) (www. cms. gov) Agency for healthcare research and quality (ahrq) (www. ahrq. gov) federal agencies (ctd. : environmental protection agency (epa) (www. epa. gov, occupational safety and health administration (osha) (www. osha. gov, department of agriculture (usda) (www. usda. gov, national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) (www. nhtsa. gov)
