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Oxford Handbook of Public Health Ethics, The
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Edition:
- 1st
- Author:
- Mastroianni, Anna C.; Kahn, Jeffrey P.; Kass, Nancy E.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN:
- 978-0-19-024519-1
- Doody Core Title Score:
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- 2.53 (Medical Ethics)
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This Oxford Handbook provides a sweeping and comprehensive review of the current state of public health ethics, addressing these and numerous other questions.
Natural disasters and cholera outbreaks. Ebola, SARS, and concerns over pandemic flu. HIV and AIDS. E. coli outbreaks from contaminated produce and fast foods. Threats of bioterrorism. Contamination of compounded drugs. Vaccination refusals and outbreaks of preventable diseases. These are just some of the headlines from the last 30-plus years highlighting the essential roles and responsibilities of public health, all of which come with ethical issues and the responsibilities they create.
Public health has achieved extraordinary successes. And yet these successes also bring with them ethical tension. Not all public health successes are equally distributed in the population; extraordinary health disparities between rich and poor still exist. The most successful public health programs sometimes rely on policies that, while improving public health conditions, also limit individual rights. Public health practitioners and policymakers face these and other questions of ethics rout
Natural disasters and cholera outbreaks. Ebola, SARS, and concerns over pandemic flu. HIV and AIDS. E. coli outbreaks from contaminated produce and fast foods. Threats of bioterrorism. Contamination of compounded drugs. Vaccination refusals and outbreaks of preventable diseases. These are just some of the headlines from the last 30-plus years highlighting the essential roles and responsibilities of public health, all of which come with ethical issues and the responsibilities they create.
Public health has achieved extraordinary successes. And yet these successes also bring with them ethical tension. Not all public health successes are equally distributed in the population; extraordinary health disparities between rich and poor still exist. The most successful public health programs sometimes rely on policies that, while improving public health conditions, also limit individual rights. Public health practitioners and policymakers face these and other questions of ethics rout
Details
- Platform:
- OvidSP
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Product Type:
- Book
- Author:
- Mastroianni, Anna C.; Kahn, Jeffrey P.; Kass, Nancy E.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-19-024519-1
- Specialty:
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- Epidemiology
- Philosophy of Medicine/Science
- Philosophy
- Medical Law
- Ethics & Other Humanities
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- 1st
- Pages:
- 944
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Doody Core Title Score:
-
- 2.53 (Medical Ethics)