Public health practice involves working with issues of illnesses and diseases of populations. Because of this unique ethical issues are involved. Generally public health practices and policies try to improve the overall health of the public; this position often conflicts with the principle of autonomy for individuals. This conflict might be clinical as in the case of immunization or legal as in the case of required medical reporting and treatment of communicable diseases. Furthermore public health involves recognizing health and illness in the wider context of social environmental political and economic factors while ensuring that the ethical principles are not violated.
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Public Health Ethics
March 18th, 2019 admin