AFMC 14

Question 1

5 diffs between public health ethics and bioethics

Answer 1

1. Population focus vs. focus on individual
2. Community perspective vs. focus on the person
3. Social determinants vs. individual agency and responsibility
4. Systems of practice vs. individual decision-making
5. Distribution of resources vs. patient care.

Question 2

8 central values of public heath ethics

Answer 2

1. Solidarity
2. Social justice and equity
3. The protection of collective interests
4. Notions of community (respect for community)
5. Common goods and public goods
6. General societal well-being and human flourishing
7. Reciprocity
8. Public trust.

Question 3

9 relevant ethic issues

Answer 3

1. Justifiability: What are the goals of the action?
2. Transparency: Is the decision-making process transparent?
3. Effectiveness: Is the action capable of achieving the goals?
4. Necessity: Must one intervene?
5. Proportionality: Do the benefits outweigh the harms that the action causes?
6. Minimization of harm: Can the harm caused by the action be reduced?
7. Reciprocity: Can individuals be compensated for the harm the action causes?
8. Fair balance of benefits and harm: Is it likely that one sector of the community will benefit while another is harmed, or the harms distributed equally?
9. Fair implementation: Will the action benefit all sectors of the community?