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Public health ethics / Stephen Holland.
Holman Biotech Commons RA427.25 .H65 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holland, Stephen (Stephen Michael), 1963- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public health--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Public health.
- Medical ethics.
- Public Health--ethics.
- Medical Subjects:
- Public Health--ethics.
- Physical Description:
- 276 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, [2015]
- Summary:
- How far should we go in protecting and promoting public health? Can we force people to give up unhealthy habits and make healthier choices? Should we stop treating smokers who refuse to give up smoking or put a tax on fatty foods? Or can we 'nudge' people towards healthy options without compromising their freedom to choose? In this second edition of his well-respected book, Stephen Holland shows that to understand and debate these issues requires philosophy: moral philosophies, including utilitarianism and deontology, as well as political philosophies such as liberalism and communitarianism. And philosophy informs other aspects of public health, such as epidemiology, health promotion, and screening. Fully revised and updated to reflect recent developments in the field, the book includes a new chapter on the ethics of 'harm reduction' as well as material on the recent interest in 'nudging' people towards more healthy choices and using financial incentive to encourage individuals to take more responsibility for their own healthy. As well as being an ideal textbook for students taking courses in public health ethics, Holland's systematic discussion of the ethics of public health will engage and inform the more advanced reader too. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Consequentialism
- Non-consequentialism
- Liberal political philosophy
- Beyond traditional liberalism
- Epidemiology
- Health concepts and promotion
- Health promotion as behaviour modification
- Harm reduction
- Immunization
- Screening.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780745662183
- 0745662188
- 9780745662190
- 0745662196
- OCLC:
- 871536632
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