03520nam 22006134a 450 991080730110332120200520144314.01-280-33342-10-203-17028-80-203-02225-497866103334241-134-59993-51-283-64202-61-134-59994-3(CKB)1000000000249728(EBL)165087(OCoLC)437073352(MiAaPQ)EBC165087(MiAaPQ)EBC5292744(EXLCZ)99100000000024972819990415d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEthics in public and community health /edited by Peter Bradley and Amanda Burls1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20001 online resource (209 p.)Professional ethics"Published simultaneously in Canada"--T.p. verso.0-415-22054-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 carePart II: Screening6. 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; IndexThe 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 publiProfessional ethics.Public healthMoral and ethical aspectsCommunity health servicesMoral and ethical aspectsMedical ethicsPublic healthMoral and ethical aspects.Community health servicesMoral and ethical aspects.Medical ethics.174/.2Bradley Peter1965-1751080Burls Amanda1954-1751081MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807301103321Ethics in public and community health4185907UNINA