Public health ethics is partnership ethics

Securing and safeguarding the health of citizens are preeminent governmental obligations and cultural as well as ethical responsibilities. Public health needs to be developed, implemented and reviewed in partnership with existing private and public market forces and with health-literate citizens; mi...

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Published inBundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 164 - 174
Main Author Sass, H-M
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.02.2008
Subjects
Efficiency
Freedom
Health Education
Health Promotion
Humans
Public Health - ethics
Public Health - standards
Quality of Life
Risk Factors
Safety
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Summary:Securing and safeguarding the health of citizens are preeminent governmental obligations and cultural as well as ethical responsibilities. Public health needs to be developed, implemented and reviewed in partnership with existing private and public market forces and with health-literate citizens; mission, strategy, tactics and ethics of public health depend on partnership ethics. Traditional sets of principles in bioethics, research ethics, or clinical ethics are not useful to delineate the framework, the mandate, and the specific conflicts and risks in public health. The SEMPER model exemplifies the role of the principles of safety, education, minimax, partnership, efficiency, review and their interactions for public health in securing and promoting health and quality of life.
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ISSN:1436-9990
1437-1588
DOI:10.1007/s00103-008-0445-5