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cord-349348-9rnvawfa	Cousineau, J	Genomics and Public Health Research: Can the State Allow Access to Genomic Databases?	2012-05-31		.txt	text/plain	9256	448	43	Thus, genomic databases will constitute an important source of information, on the one hand, in order to pursue research aiming to understand better the genetic susceptibility to a disease regarding certain individuals within a population, and on the other, to implement eventually public health interventions. Following an overview of the essential roles of public health and an analysis of relevant Quebec legislation, the precautionary principle is examined as another possible avenue to justify State access to and use of genomic databases for research purposes or, for the management of a pandemic. Ongoing surveillance does not apply "to research and knowledge development activities carried out in the sector of health or social services in particular, by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec" (art. Our analysis of the pandemic influenza recommendations proposed by the World Health Organization, Canada and Quebec, all of which are important planning instruments, centers on the four principal functions of public health: monitoring, promotion, prevention and protection.	./cache/cord-349348-9rnvawfa.txt	./txt/cord-349348-9rnvawfa.txt