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A Legal Primer for the Obesity Prevention Movement

Author(s) -

Seth E. Mermin,

Samantha Graff

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2008.151183

Subject(s) - constitution , state (computer science) , political science , government (linguistics) , power (physics) , public policy , public health , constitutional right , law , public administration , law and economics , business , medicine , economics , linguistics , philosophy , physics , nursing , algorithm , quantum mechanics , computer science

Public health advocates and scientists working on obesity prevention policy face challenges in balancing legal rights, individual freedom, and societal health goals. In particular, the US Constitution and the 50 state constitutions place limits on the ability of government to act, even in the best interests of the public. To help policymakers avoid crossing constitutional boundaries, we distilled the legal concepts most relevant to formulating policies aimed at preventing obesity: police power; allocation of power among federal, state, and local governments; freedom of speech; property rights; privacy; equal protection; and contract rights. The goal is to allow policymakers to avoid potential constitutional problems in the formation of obesity prevention policy.

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