PUBPOL 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Trans Fat, Blood Test, Measles
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Definition: conservative term of british origin that conveys a view that a government or its policies are authoritarian, overprotective or interfering unduly with personal choice. Public health: often accused of promoting a nanny state. Banned use of transfats in most food service establishments. Elevated blood test related to diabetes (a1c) reportable to city health department. Infectious diseases are told to the government because they want to track if there"s an epidemic, etc (not blind reported, their names are on it too as well as their doctor) They"re also doing it to map where cases of elevated a1c to show that it clusters in different kinds of neighborhoods. This is the first time where a government illness like diabetes must be reported to the government. Raised legal age for tobacco sales to 21. Tried to ban sugar-sweetened beverages over 16 ounces.
