Division of Public Health Law and Bioethics
The Division of Public Health Law and
Bioethics in the Department of Community Medicine and Health
Care is the focal point of work in public health, medicine law,
and ethics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. The
Division faculty are engaged in teaching, research and service.
Division faculty have primary responsibility for ethics
education in the undergraduate medical program, teach courses on
law and ethics in the graduate public health program, and
coordinate the JD/MPH degree at UCHC.
The Division brings a unique expertise and concentration on the
study of law as a facet of public health and the role of law as
a health determinant. Working with colleagues in the Department
of Community Medicine and collaborators regionally, nationally
and internationally the Division is one of few programs
nationally examining the effects of the law on population
health.
Division faculty engage in critical research in law and ethics.
In addition to work on HIV/AIDS and childhood obesity, the
Division brings a depth of expertise to issues in genetic
testing and screening, stem cell research, and reproductive
medicine. Of particular focus are ethical and legal issues of
access and distribution of these technologies.
The faculty have a strong track record in extramural funding and
the development of the Division as a national leader in public
health law and bioethics.
The Division plays a key role in the Dempsey hospital ethics
committee and human subject research protection at UCHC. The
Division also supports programs and activities in the medical
humanities on the UCHC campus. Faculty members are also active
in committees and organizations working to improve public health
in Connecticut, regionally, nationally and internationally.
Faculty
To learn more about the Division faculty, visit their individual
pages for their areas of interest, expertise, teaching and
service activities.
Zita Lazzarini, Associate Professor & Division Director
Audrey Chapman, Professor
Contact
The
Division of Public Health Law and Bioethics is located within
the Department of Community Medicine and Health Care
at the University of Connecticut
Health Center in Farmington, Connecticut, USA.
Mailing Address
Division of Public Health Law and Bioethics
Department of Community Medicine & Health Care
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 6325
Farmington, CT USA 06030-6325
Office Physical Address
The Exchange
Building Four, Suite 260
270 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06032
Telephone and Fax Numbers
Telephone: (860) 679-5470
Fax: (860) 679-5464 |
