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Why is ethical analysis important for public health practitioners and organizations?
Why is ethical analysis important for public health practitioners and organizations?
To assess what they should do and why, grounding action in core values for a publicly defensible approach.
What does resolving ethical tensions in public health require?
What does resolving ethical tensions in public health require?
Searching for a morally appropriate way forward, all things considered.
Why is skill in ethical analysis and reasoning important for public health practitioners and decision makers?
Why is skill in ethical analysis and reasoning important for public health practitioners and decision makers?
It is an important competency for professional deliberation and judgment concerning proposed public health actions.
How can ethical analysis help in cases where values and ethical obligations conflict?
How can ethical analysis help in cases where values and ethical obligations conflict?
What is the goal of grounding action in core values in public health?
What is the goal of grounding action in core values in public health?
What are the four important components of ethical analysis of proposed public health actions?
What are the four important components of ethical analysis of proposed public health actions?
Why is it important to consider the social and cultural context of a proposed action in public health?
Why is it important to consider the social and cultural context of a proposed action in public health?
What is the significance of motivation and intention in determining the ethical permissibility of an action?
What is the significance of motivation and intention in determining the ethical permissibility of an action?
Give an example of an action that is universally recognized as impermissible in public health.
Give an example of an action that is universally recognized as impermissible in public health.
What are the values that are violated by discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, or functional impairment?
What are the values that are violated by discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, or functional impairment?
Why is it important to assess how a proposed action aligns with core public health values?
Why is it important to assess how a proposed action aligns with core public health values?
What does ethical analysis aim to achieve in the decision-making process in public health?
What does ethical analysis aim to achieve in the decision-making process in public health?
Why is it not sufficient to evaluate a proposed action based only on its consequences?
Why is it not sufficient to evaluate a proposed action based only on its consequences?
What are the two factors often considered in judging the moral acceptability of an action?
What are the two factors often considered in judging the moral acceptability of an action?
How can public health practitioners identify actions that are ethically suspect?
How can public health practitioners identify actions that are ethically suspect?
