From Justice to Protection


Miguel. Kottow
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
New York : Springer , cop. 2012
Omfang
1 online resource (110 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - From Justice to Protection; Contents; Chapter 1: On Justice and Health Inequities; Social Justice; Globalization; Global Ethics; Inequality and Health; Public Health as Social Practice; Historical Demographic and Epidemiological Transitions; References; Chapter 2: Rights and Duties, Needs, and Merits; Justice Based on Human Rights; Facing Social Justice; Merit and Luck Egalitarianism; Need; Poverty; Primary Goods; References; Chapter 3: Public Health Transitions and the "New Public Health"; The Transition from Public to Private Health Care; The "New Public Health". - Chapter 9: Public Health and Medical CareRight to Health[care]; Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources; Priority of Basic Medical Needs; References; Chapter 10: Ethics and Epidemiology; Epidemiology as Science; The Ethical Issues; The Question of Relevance; Translational Epidemiology; References; Chapter 11: Integrating Bioethics in Public Health; Quandaries of Globalism; Perils of Naturalism; Public Health and Democracy; Outlook; References. - Empowerment NeedsSocial Needs; Distance; References; Chapter 7: Protective Bioethics; Interpersonal Protection; Condition of Voluntariness; Condition of Irreversibility; Condition of Continuity; Condition of Constraint; Condition of Retreat; Collective Protection in Public Health; Assessing the Problem; Evaluating Effectiveness of Intervention; Unbiased Distribution of Benefits and Risks; Recruiting Individual Participation; References; Chapter 8: Health Care Strategies; Defining Health; Prevention and Precaution; Health Promotion; Screening; References. - Internalization of Risk FactorsRedesigning the Public Health Agenda; References; Chapter 4: Bioethics in Public Health; Autonomy; Beneficence and Avoidance of Harm; Justice; Beyond Principles; Expanding the Bioethics Agenda; Responsibility; Prevention; Prevention Might be Overrated; Precaution; References; Chapter 5: Ethics of Protection I: Theoretical Fundaments; Roots of Protection; Power and Protection; Ethics of Care; Paternalism; Paternalism in Public Health; Protectionism; References; Chapter 6: Ethics of Protection II: Basic Outline; The Many Faces of Protection; Organic Needs. - In most developed countries, the epidemiological disease profile has changed from infectious to degenerative, causing major alterations in epidemiological thinking and public health policies. Less developed nations have to deal with a more complex situation, because social disparities create highly unequal health conditions, the affluent being afflicted by degenerative conditions, whereas the poorer social segments continue to suffer infectious diseases, but also begin to feel the effects of chronic illness. At the turn of the 21st century, equity in health care is not being served, and social
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