PUBHLTH 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 79: Embryonic Stem Cell, Lead Poisoning, Paternalism
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Moral and religious opposition: sex and reproduction, ph approach: sex education, provision of contraceptives services, especially condoms . Opposition by certain groups: they believe that it promotes immoral behavior moral and. Religious opposition: alcohol and drugs, clean needles to drug addicts effective to reduce the spread of the virus versus the believe of moralists- they believe it condones the use of iv drugs. Winners signed a report: administration"s misrepresentation or suppression of scientific information to obscure the fact that policy decisions are based on its political agenda . 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)
