Section: Module 3: Public Health Ethics | Social and Behavioral Health | NextGenU.org
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Competencies covered in this module:

- Apply ethical principles to public health program planning, implementation, and evaluation.
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Read the content on Section "A. Introduction to health ethics key concepts" on pages 10-11. (9 minutes)
WHO - 2015
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Read the content under Section 2 on pages 5-6. (4 minutes)
APHA - 2019
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Read entire page. Click on the cases at the end of the page and read. (30 minutes)
UW Medicine - 2018
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Read Section under "An Ethics Framework for Public Health" (31 minutes)
NIH - 2001
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Read the content under the heading "What are key ethical issues in public health?"on the pages 14-20. (7 minutes)
WHO - 2015
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Read the summarised points under "Eight key principles guiding governments on how to deal with risk" (2 minutes)
Elsevier - 2018
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Read the content under "Policy Instruments to Stimulate Behavior Change" (3 minutes)
Public Administration Review - 2019
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Read from the title "Developing health-related human rights" to the title "A critical time for human rights in public health". (12 minutes)
PMC National Institues of Health - 2018
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Read the entire article. (6 minutes)
The Network for Public Health Law - 2021
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Read the entire article. (11 minutes)
Journal of Public Health Research - 2016
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Students will discuss points both for and against personal freedom and collective good as it applies to the topic of vaccination.
Step 1: Review
Review the learning resources in Module 4 with particular attention to ethical principles in public health.
Step 2: Apply
Reflect and think about the effect of personal freedom and collective good as it relates to vaccination. Establish the role of each on vaccination in a pandemic environment.
Step 3: Respond
Briefly discuss both sides of personal freedom and collective good. You should cover the following:
Arguments for personal freedom being of most importance with respect to vaccination.
Arguments for collective good being of most importance with respect to vaccination.
Each argument for the points above should be supported by an ethical principle. For example: Personal freedom is of most importance with respect to vaccination because of [X]. The [X] ethical principle supports this argument because [X].
To share your work, click on the button at the bottom of the screen “Add a new discussion topic.” Include a title and paste your work in the “Message” box. Then click “Post to forum.” Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting; see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library for instructions: APA citation resource (references are excluded from word counts).OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)
If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”
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Quiz: Module 3
To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.
TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.
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Read the entire article. (12 minutes)
Davidson - 2020