Principles of the Ethical Practice of Public Health: Version 2.2

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• Corporate Authors:
  Public Health Leadership Society ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  This code of ethics states key principles of the ethical practice of public health. An accompanying statement lists the key values and beliefs inherent to a public health perspective upon which the Ethical Principles are based. Public health is understood within these principles as what we, as a society, do collectively to assure the conditions for people to be healthy. We affirm the World Health Organization’s understanding of health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The Code is neither a new nor an exhaustive system of health ethics. Rather, it highlights the ethical principles that follow from the distinctive characteristics of public health. A key belief worth highlighting, and which underlies several of the Ethical Principles, is the interdependence of people. This interdependence is the essence of community. Public health not only seeks to assure the health of whole communities but also recognizes that the health of individuals is tied to their life in the community. The Code is intended principally for public and other institutions in the United States that have an explicit public health mission. Institutions and individuals that are outside of traditional public health, but recognize the effects of their work on the health of the community, may also find the Code relevant and useful.
  
  "The development and dissemination of the Principles of the Ethical Practice of Public Health is funded by a cooperative agreement between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Leadership Society (PHLS)." - p. 11
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Publication date approximated from document properties.
• Subjects:
  Bioethics Ethics Ethics, Medical Moral And Ethical Aspects Public Health Public Health Administration
• Publisher:
  Public Health Leadership Society
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  16 pdf pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d9cff6caebac4e35bcd9bf332e6a60094f4a10c1159d16f7e1036428793b8f40aed2484a71cd3ec246671dafc4a123a4fdcde83009b66190e4aaa8c7d7963919
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5595/cdc_5595_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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