Applied Public Health Ethics Making Ethical Decisions

This book explores the ethics and efficacy of many current public health programmes, looking at screening, surveillance and interventions as well as health inequalities and professional practice. Investigating relative costs and benefits, it is the perfect introduction to real world public health dilemmas.

Introduction  Part 1: Public Health Ethics  1. What is Public Health Ethics?  2. Health Inequalities  Part 2: Screening and Surveillence  3. Screening for Cancer  4. Screening for Other Conditions  5. Lifestyle Surveillance  Part 3: Interventions  6. Vaccination  7. Infectious Disease Control  8. HIV/AIDS  9. Smoking  Part 4: Implications  10. Public Health Dilemmas and Professional Practice  11. Conclusions