Ethics in Public Health and Health Policy
Concepts, Methods, Case Studies
Editors: Strech, Daniel, Hirschberg, Irene, Marckmann, Georg (Eds.)
Free Preview- 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
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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.
- About the authors
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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.
- Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-3
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Where Public Health Meets Ethics. Conceptual Foundations and Practical Challenges of Public Health
Pages 5-23
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Normative and Non-normative Concepts: Paternalism and Libertarian Paternalism
Pages 27-46
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“If You Smoke, You Stink.” Denormalisation Strategies for the Improvement of Health-Related Behaviours: The Case of Tobacco
Pages 47-61
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Should Public Health Ethics Embrace the Right Not to Think About One’s Health?
Pages 63-79
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Ethics in Public Health and Health Policy
- Book Subtitle
- Concepts, Methods, Case Studies
- Editors
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- Daniel Strech
- Irene Hirschberg
- Georg Marckmann
- Series Title
- Public Health Ethics Analysis
- Series Volume
- 1
- Copyright
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-007-6374-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-007-6374-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-94-007-6373-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-007-9805-2
- Series ISSN
- 2211-6680
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VIII, 229
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