Ethics lecture Flashcards
3 requirements for science to be legit
- replication
- randomization
- control
Def. of public health (2)
what we do to ensure as a whole that people are healthy
2. Science of preventing disease, promoting and such health
Def. of ethics
concerned with reasons for distinguishing between good and evil, right and wrong, and virtuous and non-virtuous charecterisitics of people
def. of values
principles, standards, or qualities considered to be worthwhile or valuable
def. of ideology
normative stance on an issue, the some in society may disagree with
def. of frameworks
sets of related ideas invoked to permit reflection or make sense of states of affairs
4 traditional ethics principles
- autonomy
- beneficence
- non-maleficence
- justice
- 4 diffs between public health ethics and bioethics
- pop. vs. indiv focus
- community persepective vs. person
- social determ. vs. personal drive and motivation
- system of practice vs. indiv. decision making
4 ethical principles in public health that should be met to justify a health intervention
- harm principle
- prin of least restrictive means
- reciprocity principle
- transparency principle
what is an interventional ladder
changing degrees of restriction of choice for people when using an intervention
conditions for mandatory reporting (7)
- child abuse
- nursing home abuse
- transport safety issue
- infectious disease and immunizations
- heath card fraud
- sexual abuse by health professionals
- gunshot wounds
conditions for permissible reporting
- imminent danger
- incapacity
- disclose of harm