Public Health Law Research : Theory and Methods

• Autore: Wagenaar Alexander C
• Pubblicazione: Somerset : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2013; ©2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (949 pages)
• Disciplina: 344.7304/1
• Soggetto topico: Medical care--Research
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BurrisScott C WagenaarAlexander C
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Title -- Copyright -- Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Dedication -- The Editors -- The Contributors -- Part One: Framing Public Health Law Research -- Chapter 1. A Framework for Public Health Law Research -- Defining Public Health Law Research -- A Causal Diagram for PHLR -- PHLR in Practice -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2. Law in Public Health Systems and Services Research -- Integrating PHLR and PHSSR -- Existing Research -- The Path Forward -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Part Two: Understanding How Law Influences Environments and Behavior -- Chapter 3. Perspectives from Public Health -- How Laws Affect Population Health -- Studying Causal Mechanisms -- Measures to Study the Effects of Laws -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 4. Law and Society Approaches -- Concepts, Methods, and Mechanisms -- Law, Inequality, and Health -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 5. Criminological Theories -- Theory in Criminology -- Theory for Public Health Law Research -- Measuring Deterrence and Labeling in PHLR -- Public Health Law Research Challenges -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 6. Procedural Justice Theory -- Complying with the Law -- Legitimacy -- Procedural Justice -- Measuring Legitimacy and Compliance -- Mechanisms Through Which Law Affects Public Health -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 7. Economic Theory -- Laws, Regulations, and Economic Behavior -- Market Failures -- Policy Interventions to Address Market Failures -- Tax Credits and Deductions -- Measurement Issues -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 8. The Theory of Triadic Influence -- Health-Behavior Laws and Regulations from a Social Psychological Perspective -- Social Psychological Causal Mechanisms. ; The Theory of Triadic Influence -- Practical Measures -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 9. Integrating Diverse Theories for Public Health Law Evaluation -- The Value of Opening the Black Box -- Integrating Diverse Theories in Public Health Law Research -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Part Three: Identifying and Measuring Legal Variables -- Chapter 10. Picturing Public Health Law Research -- Varieties of Visual Representation -- Elements and Conventions of Causal Diagrams -- Variations on the Theme -- What Makes a Good Causal Diagram? -- How to Create an Effective Causal Diagram -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 11. Measuring Statutory Law and Regulations for Empirical Research -- The Impetus Behind Measuring-or Mapping-Law -- The Process for Measuring Law -- Challenges and Next Steps -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 12. Coding Case Law for Public Health Law Evaluation -- What Content Analysis Can and Cannot Tell Us -- Guidelines for Identifying and Coding Case Law -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Part Four: Designing Public Health Law Evaluations -- Chapter 13. Evaluating Public Health Law Using Randomized Experiments -- A Potential Outcomes Model of Causal Effects -- Random Assignment and Selection Bias -- Key Assumptions for Measuring the Effect of the Intended Treatment -- Interpretation and Extrapolation of Experimental Results -- Applications of Randomized Controlled Trials to Law and Health -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 14. Natural Experiments -- Design Elements for Strong Legal Evaluations -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 15. Qualitative Research Strategies for Public Health Law Evaluation -- Qualitative Research in Context -- Data-Collection Methods and Sources -- Research Strategies. ; Standards of Research Quality -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 16. Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Public Health Laws -- Steps in Conducting an Economic Evaluation -- Special Issues in Economic Evaluation of Public Health Laws -- Comparing Cost-Outcome Estimates -- Complexity in Communicating Economic Evaluation Results -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 17. The Future of Public Health Law Research -- Continuing Quality Improvement -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Public Health Law Research: Theory and Methods definitively explores the mechanisms, theories and models central to public health law research - a growing field dedicated to measuring and studying law as a central means for advancing public health. Editors Alexander C. Wagenaar and Scott Burris outline integrated theory drawn from numerous disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences; specific mechanisms of legal effect and guidelines for collecting and coding empirical datasets of statutory and case law; optimal research designs for randomized trials and natural experiments for public health law evaluation; and methods for qualitative and cost-benefit studies of law.. They also discuss the challenge of effectively translating the results of scientific evaluations into public health laws and highlight the impact of this growing field. "How exactly the law can best be used as a tool for protecting and enhancing the public's health has long been the subject of solely opinion and anecdote. Enter Public Health Law Research, a discipline designed to bring the bright light of science to the relationships between law and health. This book is a giant step forward in illuminating that subject." -- Stephen Teret, JD, MPH, Professor, Director, Center for Law and the Public's Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health "Wagenaar and Burris bring a dose of much needed rigor to the empirical study of which public health law interventions really matter, and which don't." -- Bernard S. Black, JD, Chabraja Professor, Northwestern University Law School and Kellogg School of Management Companion Web site: www.josseybass.com/go/wagenaar.
• Titolo autorizzato: Public Health Law Research
• ISBN: 9781118420881; 9781118137628
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910795828503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II