Ethics in Public and Community Health.

By: Bradley, PeterContributor(s): Bradley, Peter M | Burls, AmandaMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Professional Ethics SerPublisher: Florence : Routledge, 2000Copyright date: ©1999Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (209 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203022252Subject(s): Community health services -- Moral and ethical aspects | Medical ethics | Public health -- Moral and ethical aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Ethics in Public and Community HealthDDC classification: 174.2 LOC classification: RA652 -- .E845 2000ebOnline resources: Click to View
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Cover -- Ethics in public and community health -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Series Editor's preface -- Part I: Rationing and Prioritisation -- 1. Application of ethical theory to rationing in health care in the UK: a move to more explicit principles? -- 2. Ethics and the extra-contractual referral: a case study from Northamptonshire Health Authority -- 3. The prioritisation of health care in Oxfordshire -- 4. Using a citizens' jury to involve the public in a decision about priorities: a case study -- 5. International perspectives on priority-setting in health care -- Part II: Screening -- 6. Screening: general principles -- 7. Genetic tests, screening and priorities in health care -- 8. Antenatal screening -- 9. Childhood screening -- Part III: Health promotion, research and public participation in health care -- 10. Research methods in public health -- 11. Public participation in public health decisions -- 12. Ethical considerations in water fluoridation -- 13. Should childhood immunisation be compulsory? -- 14. Ethical issues in dental screening and surveying of schoolchildren -- Index.
Summary: The purpose of public and community health is to improve the health of populations or groups rather than concentrating on individuals. This book examines the ethical issues associated with public and community health. The contributors analyse the major ethical issues in public health - prioritisation, public participation, health promotion and screening - all of which reflect current practice in the UK. They examine what health services should be available, who should have access to which health services, what are the best strategies for preventing disease, how can professional and public views be reconciled and when can an individual's health needs override the choice of a community. The contributors apply up-to-date ethical theory to practical examples in public health practice to provide a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the key issues in public health ethics.
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Cover -- Ethics in public and community health -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Series Editor's preface -- Part I: Rationing and Prioritisation -- 1. Application of ethical theory to rationing in health care in the UK: a move to more explicit principles? -- 2. Ethics and the extra-contractual referral: a case study from Northamptonshire Health Authority -- 3. The prioritisation of health care in Oxfordshire -- 4. Using a citizens' jury to involve the public in a decision about priorities: a case study -- 5. International perspectives on priority-setting in health care -- Part II: Screening -- 6. Screening: general principles -- 7. Genetic tests, screening and priorities in health care -- 8. Antenatal screening -- 9. Childhood screening -- Part III: Health promotion, research and public participation in health care -- 10. Research methods in public health -- 11. Public participation in public health decisions -- 12. Ethical considerations in water fluoridation -- 13. Should childhood immunisation be compulsory? -- 14. Ethical issues in dental screening and surveying of schoolchildren -- Index.

The purpose of public and community health is to improve the health of populations or groups rather than concentrating on individuals. This book examines the ethical issues associated with public and community health. The contributors analyse the major ethical issues in public health - prioritisation, public participation, health promotion and screening - all of which reflect current practice in the UK. They examine what health services should be available, who should have access to which health services, what are the best strategies for preventing disease, how can professional and public views be reconciled and when can an individual's health needs override the choice of a community. The contributors apply up-to-date ethical theory to practical examples in public health practice to provide a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the key issues in public health ethics.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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