The 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 public views be reconciled and when can an individual's health needs override the choice of a community.
The contributors apply up-to-date ethical theory to practical examples in public health practice to provide a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the key issues in public health ethics.
Part 1 Rationing and Prioritisation; Chapter 1 Application of Ethical Theory to Rationing in Health Care in the UK, Peter Bradley; Chapter 2 Ethics and the Extra-Contractual Referral, Henrietta Ewart; Chapter 3 The prioritisation of Health Care in Oxfordshire, Siân Griffiths; Chapter 4 Using a Citizens' Jury to involve the Public in a Decision about Priorities, Gill Needham; Chapter 5 International Perspectives on Priority-Setting in Health Care, Louise Locock; Part 2 Screening; Chapter 6 Screening, Pat Troop; Chapter 7 Genetic Tests, Screening and Priorities in Health Care, Jan Helge Solbakk, Homa Hasan; Chapter 8 Antenatal Screening, Corinne Camilleri-Ferrante; Chapter 9 Childhood Screening, Sarah Stewart-Brown; Part 3 Health Promotion, Research and Public Participation in Health Care; Chapter 10 Research Methods in Public Health, Amanda Burls, Juan Cabello-López; Chapter 11 Public Participation in Public Health Decisions, Amanda Burls; Chapter 12 Ethical Considerations in Water Fluoridation, Ruth Holt, John Beal, Joanna Breach; Chapter 13 Should Childhood Immunisation be Compulsory?, Peter Bradley; Chapter 14 Ethical Issues in Dental Screening and Surveying of Schoolchildren, Nigel Monaghan;
