Michelle M. Mello, J.D., PH.D. Professor of Law and Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health
Director, Program in Law and Public Health; Chair, HSPH Institutional Review Board

Seminar TopicObesity and Public Policy: When Is Your Weight the Government's Business?
Two thirds of Americans are overweight or obese.  Although 85% of the American public believes that obesity is an "epidemic," there is great controversy over what role the government, public policy, and the law should play in addressing the problem.  This session will discuss philosophical and economic justifications for treating obesity as a public health problem meriting government intervention and explore possible legal and policy solutions.

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