Ethics, prevention, and public health / edited by Angus Dawson and Marcel Verweij.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dawson, Angus, editor.

Verweij, M. F., editor.

Series:

Issues in biomedical ethics.

Oxford scholarship online.

Issues in biomedical ethics

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health--Moral and ethical aspects.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 12 original papers notable ethicists explore various issues raised by public health practice. They use the resources of ethical theory to illuminate important theoretical and practical topics, including the nature of public health, notions of community, population bioethics, smoking policies and vaccinations.

Contents:

Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; 1. Introduction: Ethics, Prevention, and Public Health; 2. The Meaning of 'Public' in 'Public Health'; 3. Public Health and Civic Republicanism: Toward an Alternative Framework for Public Health Ethics; 4. Health of the People: The Highest Law?; 5. Population-Level Bioethics: Mapping a New Agenda; 6. Parental Choice and Expert Knowledge in the Debate about MMR and Autism; 7. Ethical Issues in Applying Quantitative Models for Setting Priorities in Prevention; 8. Reasonable Limits to Public Health Demands

9. Vertical Transmission of Infectious Diseases and Genetic Disorder: Are the Medical and Public Responses Consistent?10. Herd Protection as a Public Good: Vaccination and our Obligations to Others; 11. Tobacco Discouragement: A Non-Paternalistic Argument; 12. Informed Consent and the Expansion of Newborn Screening; References; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-231) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-04369-8

1-281-15480-6

9786611154806

0-19-151616-3

1-4294-7107-7

OCLC:

476241437