Ethics, prevention, and public health

In twelve original papers notable ethicists explore various issues raised by public health practice - an area that has received scant attention in published literature. They use the resources of ethical theory to illuminate important theoretical and practical topics, including the nature of public health, notions of community, population bioethics, the legitimate role of law, the use of cost-effectiveness as a methodology, screening, smoking policies, vaccinations, and the nature of. infectious disease. - ;Public health is an important and fast-developing area of ethical discussion. In this vo

Introduction: ethics, prevention, and public health Angus Dawson and Marcel Verweij -- Meaning of 'Public' in 'Public Health' Marcel Verweij and Angus Dawson -- Public health and civic republicanism: toward an alternative framework for public health ethics Bruce Jennings -- Health of the people: the highest law? Lawrence O. Gostin and Lesley Stone -- Population-level bioethics: mapping a new agenda Daniel Wikler and Dan W. Brock -- Parental choice and expert knowledge in the debate about MMR and autism Tom Sorrell -- Ethical issues in applying quantitative models for setting priorities in prevention Dan W. Brock -- Reasonable limits to public health demands Mariëtte van den Hoven -- Vertical transmission of infectious diseases and genetic disorder: are the medical and public responses consistent? Jay A. Jacobsen ... [et al.] -- Herd protection as a public good: vaccination and our obligations to others Angus Dawson -- Tobacco discouragement: a non-paternalistic argument Marcel Verweij -- Informed consent and the expansion of newborn screening Niels Nijsingh