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International public health policy and ethics /

International public health policy and ethics / - Dordrecht : Springer, c2008. - vi, 297 p. ; 25 cm. - International library of ethics, law and the new medicine ; v. 42 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

International public health, morality, politics, poverty, war, disease / Michael Boylan -- Pt. 1. Morality and politics -- Personal or public health / Muireann Quigley, John Harris -- Exploring the philosophical foundations of the human rights approach to International public health ethics / Kristen Hessler -- Moral interests, privacy, and medical research / Deryck Beyleveld, Shaun D. Pattinson -- Torture and public health / Wanda Teays -- Exporting the Culture of Life / Laura Purdy -- Pt. II. Money and poverty -- International health inequalities and global justice / Norman Daniels -- Poverty, human rights, and just distribution / John-Stewart Gordon -- Why should we help the poor / Christian Illies -- Health care justice, the social insurance approach / David Cummiskey -- Investments, universal ownership, and public health / Henrik Syse -- Pt. III. Medical need and response -- Toward control of infectious disease / Margaret P. Battin ... [et al.] -- Shaping ethical guidelines for an influenze pandemic / Rosemarie Tong -- TB matters more / Michael J. Selgelid, Paul M. Kelly, Adrian Sleigh -- Ethics of management of gender atypical organisation in children and adolescents / Simona Giordano -- Clean water / Michael Boyland.

'Public Health Policy and Ethics' brings together philosophers and practitioners to address the foundations and principles upon which public health policy may be advanced - especially in the international arena.

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Public health--Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical policy--Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical ethics.

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