State Police Power [WLOs: 1, 2] [CLOs: 2, 4, 5]
Prior beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 4 of Public Health: What It Is and How It Works about the growth of public health through governmental action and policy. A particular area of interest is in the state’s police powers, the ability of public health concerns to severely limit or restrict a person’s rights out of concern for public safety. The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns are a recent example of this power.