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Combining Accreditation and Education: An Interdisciplinary Public Health Law Course

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Micah L. Berman
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Abstract

This article discusses an interdisciplinary and community-engaged public health law course that was developed as part of The Future of Public Health Law Education faculty fellowship program. Law and public health students worked collaboratively to assist a local health department in preparing for the law-related aspects of Public Health Accreditation Board review.

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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 44 , Issue S1: Transforming the Future of Public Health Law Education through a Faculty Fellowship Program , Spring 2016 , pp. 18 - 23
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2016

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Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.13 (2015); Crane, M., “Ohio’s Public Health Agencies Must Now Meet Standards,” Columbus Dispatch, July 27, 2015; Public Health Accreditation Board, “About PHAB,” available at <http://www.phaboard.org/about-phab/> (last visited January 5, 2016). For a general overview of PHAB accreditation, see W. J. Riley, K. Bender, and E. Lownik, “Public Health Department Accreditation Implementation: Transforming Public Health Department Performance,” American Journal of Public Health 102, no. 2 (2012): 237–242.+(last+visited+January+5,+2016).+For+a+general+overview+of+PHAB+accreditation,+see+W.+J.+Riley,+K.+Bender,+and+E.+Lownik,+“Public+Health+Department+Accreditation+Implementation:+Transforming+Public+Health+Department+Performance,”+American+Journal+of+Public+Health+102,+no.+2+(2012):+237–242.>Google Scholar
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