Learning from the Flint Water Crisis: Restoring and Improving Public Health Practice, Accountability, and Trust

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 heal...

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Published in:The Journal of law, medicine & ethics medicine & ethics, 2019-06, Vol.47 (2_suppl), p.23-26
Main Authors: Boufides, Colleen Healy, Gable, Lance, Jacobson, Peter D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Civil rights
Community support
Criminal law
Crises
Drinking water
Governors
Humans
Legionnaires' disease
Local Government
Manslaughter
Michigan - epidemiology
Political appointments
Politics
Public health
Public Health - legislation & jurisprudence
Public officials
Public Opinion
Social Justice
Social Responsibility
State Government
Trust
Water Pollution - legislation & jurisprudence
Water Supply - legislation & jurisprudence
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1073-1105
1748-720X
DOI:10.1177/1073110519857310