Overview
- Several case studies vividly demonstrate the wide dimensions as well as the applicability of public health ethics
- Methodological challenges in public health/health policy ethics are discussed and practice oriented solutions are presented
- Includes suggestions for curricula of ethics in public health and health policy and how to improve international collaborations and expert networks in the field
Part of the book series: Public Health Ethics Analysis (PHES, volume 1)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Concepts
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Cases
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About this book
Ethical issues associated with public health and health policy--related, for example, to pandemic plans and vaccination policies (c.f. SARS or pandemic influenza), preventive measures like screening (e.g. for breast cancer or dementia) or health information campaigns, social inequalities or health care rationing--are increasing in worldwide importance. Evidence-based information for valid benefit-harm assessment is often rare and hard to get for participants in public health interventions. Program implementation often disregards requirements of fair decision-making processes (like public participation, transparency, etc.). Originating from an international conference (based on a call for abstracts and external review), this volume contains contributions from a group of experts from multiple disciplines and countries. It covers (i) conceptual foundations of public health ethics, (ii) methodological approaches and (iii) normative analyses of specific issues and cases. Bridging theoretical foundations with practical applications, this volume provides a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners and students concerned with public health practice and policy.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Ethical issues associated with public health and health policy--related, for example, to pandemic plans and vaccination policies (c.f. SARS or pandemic influenza), preventive measures like screening (e.g. for breast cancer or dementia) or health information campaigns, social inequalities or health care rationing--are increasing in worldwide importance. Evidence-based information for valid benefit-harm assessment is often rare and hard to get for participants in public health interventions. Program implementation often disregards requirements of fair decision-making processes (like public participation, transparency, etc.). Originating from an international conference (based on a call for abstracts and external review), this volume contains contributions from a group of experts from multiple disciplines and countries. It covers (i) conceptual foundations of public health ethics, (ii) methodological approaches and (iii) normative analyses of specific issues and cases. Bridging theoretical foundations with practical applications, this volume provides a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners and students concerned with public health practice and policy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ethics in Public Health and Health Policy
Book Subtitle: Concepts, Methods, Case Studies
Editors: Daniel Strech, Irene Hirschberg, Georg Marckmann
Series Title: Public Health Ethics Analysis
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6374-6
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-6373-9Published: 03 June 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9805-2Published: 16 June 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-6374-6Published: 15 May 2013
Series ISSN: 2211-6680
Series E-ISSN: 2211-6699
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 229
Topics: Ethics, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics, Public Health, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Political Science, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History