The theory behind public health statutes is that the spread of infectious disease can be impeded by the exercise of state powers such as: case identificationâe.g., testing, screening, and physical examination to detect whether a person is infectious; investigation of other persons likely to have contracted the infectionâe.g., sexual contact tracing; and, then, by controlling the behavior of those found to be infectious or potentially infectiousâe.g., isolation of cases or carriers of ...
The foreign policy of the United States is the way in which it interacts with foreign nations and sets standards of interaction for its organizations, corporations and individual citizens. U.S. foreign policy and foreign aid have been the subject of much debate, praise and criticism, both domestically and abroad.
polÂ·iÂ·cy 1. n. pl. polÂ·iÂ·cies. 1. A plan or course of action, as of a government, political party, or business, intended to influence and determine decisions, actions, and other matters: American foreign policy; the company's personnel policy. 2.