Public Health Ethics: Cases Spanning the Globe (Public Health Ethics Analysis, 3) 1st ed. 2016 Edition

Public Health Ethics: Cases Spanning the Globe (1st ed. 2016) is a comprehensive, open-access resource that explores the complex ethical issues that arise in public health practice. Covering diverse topics like HIV criminalization, anthrax vaccine for children, and priority setting in healthcare, this book is designed to support public health professionals, ethicists, and students in understanding the role of ethics in disease prevention and health promotion.

This essential casebook provides practical insight into the field of public health ethics, an emerging discipline that examines the ethical considerations unique to public health interventions, resource allocation, and community care. Through real-world case discussions, readers will gain a deeper understanding of dilemmas such as ethical issues in resource allocation, vulnerability and marginalized populations, and mandatory vaccination.

Whether you’re a public health practitioner, epidemiologist, or public health student, this resource offers critical guidance for integrating ethical analysis into everyday decision-making and public health strategies.

Key Topics:

• HIV criminalization and ethical concerns in disease management.
• Anthrax vaccine for children and ethical implications.
• Chronic disease prevention and the role of public health promotion.
• Ethical issues in corporate sponsorship, critical care triage during pandemics, and more.

This open-access casebook also serves as a vital teaching tool for academic ethicists and schools of public health, distinguishing public health ethics from clinical and research ethics.

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What is Public Health?

Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. This is achieved through organized efforts to promote healthy lifestyles, research disease prevention, and control infectious diseases. Public health aims to prolong life and improve quality of life through prevention and treatment of disease, as well as promoting health through policies, programs, and services.

Product Details:

• Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2016 edition (April 20, 2016)
• Language: English
• Hardcover: 353 pages
• ISBN-10: 3319238469
• ISBN-13: 978-3319238463