North Carolina Public Health Law
NC Communicable Disease Control Law
Coronavirus/COVID-19
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Book
North Carolina Communicable Disease Law, by Jill D. Moore (March 2017)
Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable disease is one of the core activities of public health systems. Law provides part of the infrastructure that allows public health systems to detect and respond to communicable diseases and conditions. This book provides an introduction to the law of communicable disease control in North Carolina. Click here to order.
Modules
The following modules provide an introduction to North Carolina communicable disease law and the law of isolation and quarantine. They were developed in 2016 in collaboration with the NC Institute for Public Health at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health with the support of the UNC Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (UNC PERLC), a funded project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Cooperative Agreement 1U90TP000415).
- North Carolina Communicable Disease Control Law, Part I
- North Carolina Communicable Disease Control Law, Part II
- Isolation and Quarantine Law for North Carolina Public Health Professionals
Links to North Carolina Statutes and Rules
FAQs by Topic
- Communicable Disease Reporting
- Communicable Disease Investigations
- Communicable Disease Control Measures
- Isolation and Quarantine
Additional Resources by Topic
Bloodborne Pathogens
Communicable Disease Law, Generally
- Blog Post: Keeping the Public Informed About Communicable Disease, by Jill Moore (May 2015)
- Blog Post: How Does North Carolina Law Address Outbreaks of Communicable Disease?, by Jill Moore (September 2014)
Immunizations
- Blog Post: Public Health Law Update: Back-to-School Edition, by Jill Moore (July 2015)
- Blog Post: May Unimmunized Children be Excluded from School in North Carolina?, by Jill Moore (January 2015)
- Immunizations for Children and Adolescents: Frequently Asked Questions about North Carolina's Laws, by Jill Moore, Health Law Bulletin No. 91 (July 2009)
Isolation & Quarantine
- Blog Post: Ebola and the Law of Isolation and Quarantine in North Carolina, by Jill Moore (October 2014)
- The North Carolina Public Health System's Isolation and Quarantine Authority, by Jill Moore, Health Law Bulletin No. 84 (July 2006)
Pandemic Influenza & Other Public Health Emergencies
- Blog Post: Controlling H1N1 Flu in North Carolina, by Jill Moore (September 2009)
- The 2009 H1N1 Pandemic and North Carolina Schools, by Jill Moore (October 2009)
2009 H1N1 Webinar
- H1N1 Influenza A - Dr. Julie Casani, NC Office of Public Health Preparedness & Response
- Legal Issues in H1N1 Response - Jill Moore, UNC School of Government
- Public Employees & the H1N1 Outbreak - Drake Maynard, Office of State Personnel
- Communicable Disease Emergency Policy, NC State Personnel Manual
- H1N1 Local Level Response - Gibbie Harris, Buncombe County Health Director
- Buncombe County Government Key Message Map for General Public, 2009-2010 Flu Season
Public Health and Bioterrorism
- New North Carolina Bioterrorism Law, by Jill Moore. Health Law Bulletin No. 79 (Feb. 2003)
- Unnatural Disasters: Bioterrorism and the Role of Government. Popular Government Vol. 67, No. 4 (Summer 2002), pp. 4-13
- Responding to Biological Threats: The Public Health System’s Communicable Disease Control Authority, by Jill Moore. Health Law Bulletin No. 78 (Oct. 2001)
Rabies
- Blog Post: Significant Change to North Carolina's Rabies Laws, by Aimee Wall (July 2017)
- Blog Post: Rabies Prevention and Control: Integrating Recent Reseaerch into North Carolina's Legal Framework, by Aimee Wall (July 2016)
- An Overview of North Carolina's Rabies Control Laws, by Aimee N. Wall, Local Government Law Bulletin No. 125 (October 2011).