This course provides public health professionals with tools and
practical examples to address ethical challenges that commonly arise in
the practice of public health. After introducing the basics of public
health ethics, this course will discuss the importance of using case
studies to practice applying an ethical analysis framework to address
issues that public health practitioners are likely to face. The course
also explores the overlap between ethics and law.
Learning Objectives:
1.List 3 ways to define the field of public health ethics.
2.Describe 2 ways public health ethics and law can work together to
address ethical challenges.
3.Describe 3 resources for helping public health officials make
ethically informed choices.
4.List 2 specific ways to integrate ethical considerations into
public health decision-making.
5.Explore multiple solutions by organizing, prioritizing, and
defending each possible solution.
Tier level: Tier 3
Modality: Self-Paced
Length: 63 minutes
Speakers
Drue Barrett
, PhD;
Lead, Public Health Ethics Unit; Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ruth Gaare
Bernheim, JD, MPH; Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of
Medicine; Co-Director, The Institute for Practical Ethics and Public Life;
Professor of Public Health Sciences, Medicine, and Family Medicine; University
of Virginia School of Medicine
Alan Melnick, MD,
MPH, CPH; Director and Health Officer; Clark County Public Health, Washington
Leonard Ortmann,
PhD; Senior Ethics Consultant; Public Health Ethics Unit, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
Matthew Penn, JD,
MLIS; Director, Public Health Law Program; Office for State, Tribal, Local, and
Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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