1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910823037603321

Autore

Coughlin Steven S (Steven Scott), <1957->

Titolo

Ethics in epidemiology and public health practice [[electronic resource] ] : collected works / / Steven S. Coughlin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : American Public Health Association, c2009

ISBN

0-87553-256-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (162 p.)

Disciplina

174/.2

Soggetti

Epidemiologists - Professional ethics

Public health personnel - Professional ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ethics in epidemiology at the end of the twentieth century : ethics, values, and mission statements -- Ethics in epidemiology : common misconceptions, paradoxes, and unresolved questions -- How many principles for public health ethics? -- Ethically optimized study designs in epidemiology -- Ethical issues in epidemiologic research and public health practice -- Ethics in cancer registries / with Gayle G. Clutter and Mary Hutton -- Organizational ethics and public health practice / with Drue H. Barrett and Richard E. Dixon -- Model curricula in public health ethics -- Ethics instruction at schools of public health in the United States / with Wendy Katz and Donald Mattison -- Using cases with contrary factual information to illustrate and facilitate ethical analysis -- New ethics guidelines for epidemiology : background and rationale / with Douglas L. Weed -- American College of Epidemiology ethics guidelines for epidemiologists / with Germaine Buck ... [et al.].

Sommario/riassunto

This new anthology of articles substantially updates and expands the topics dealt with in the first edition of the book. Topics covered in this second edition include ethical issues in epidemiologic research, public health practice, ethics instruction, and ethics guidelines for epidemiologists. Several theoretical and applied aspects of public health ethics at public health agencies and institutions are also dealt with including general ethical principles and organizational ethics