Learning from the Flint Water Crisis: Restoring and Improving Public Health Practice, Accountability, and Trust. (June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Boufides, Colleen Healy; Gable, Lance; Jacobson, Peter D.
• Other Names: Levin Donna E. guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of law, medicine & ethics. Volume 47(2019)Supplement 2
• Page Start: 23
• Page End: 26
• Publication Date: 2019-06
• Subjects: Medical laws and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical ethics -- Periodicals; Jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Legislation, Medical -- Periodicals; Legislation, Nursing -- Periodicals; Ethics -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Societies -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation; Medical ethics; Medical laws and legislation; United States; Periodicals; 344.73041
• DOI: 10.1177/1073110519857310
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-1105

Abstract

The Flint water crisis demonstrates the importance of adequate legal preparedness in dealing with complicated legal arrangements and multiple statutory responsibilities. It also demonstrates the need for alternative accountability measures when public officials fail to protect the public's health and explores mechanisms for restoring community trust in governmental public health.