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Health Promotion Ch5

Ethical Issues Relevant to Health Promotion

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Applied Ethics Uses moral philosophy to formulate theories guiding actions
Moral Philosophy Concerned with what is right or wrong
Value theories Results from philosophical inquiry about good action
Descriptive theories Concerned what humans seem to value, does not tell us what we ought to do
Normative Theories Proposes what people ought to value, concerned with good actions
Metaethics Evaluates theories/ perspectives for congruence and usefulness in decision making across environments
Advocacy Defined as aggressive action taken on behalf of an individual or group to protect or secure that individual/group rights
Issues Ethical problems in which a choice must be made
Dilemmas Situations in which a choice must be made between two or more equally undesirable options
Preventative Ethics Aims to interrupt potential ethical problems before they develop
Ethical Principles Provides a starting point
Autonomy An individual's freedom of action; the foundation of confidentiality
Self-determination Based on the human capacity for reason and thus self- governance; can make their own decisions
Informed Consent Involves ensuring that a person has all of the info necessary to come to a decision
Proxy decision making Someone else make the decision (e.g., judge)
Confidentiality People have the right to decide who shall have access to information about them
Privacy Rule Developed by HIPAA, ensure that health info is properly protected while allowing flow of info needed to provide care
Veracity Devotion to the truth; knowledge of patient beliefs, values, and lifestyle preferences are essential
Nonmaleficence Enjoins people not to harm other people; harm may be intentional or unintentional
Beneficence Quality or state of doing/ producing good; may involve rules that are designed to protect people against the negative effects of their own actions
Paternalism Interference of a state or individual with another person, justified by the claim that the person will be better off/ protected from harm
Social Justice Systems existing within a society that determine the distribution of goods and services
Justice Based on Deserving Those more worthy of merit/ who contribute more deserve better social benefits
Justice Based on Fairness Benefits are equalized across society regardless of merit
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