#3C) Some of the relevant general moral considerations in public health are as follows: 1. To produce benefits, 2. To avoid, prevent, and remove harm to others, 3. To produce more good than harm (in other words, utility), 3. To distribute benefits and burdens fairly and ensure public involvement, 4. To respect the moral principle of autonomy, 5. To protect the privacy and confidentiality of individuals, 6. To keep promises and commitments, 7. To disclose information and speak in an honest and truthful manner, and 8. To build and maintain trust.
#4A) In the paper “Human Rights Approach to Public Health Policy,” D. Tarantola and S. Gruskin describes the relation between human rights and public health. According to them, the concept of human rights and health are “intertwined aspirations” (Vaughn, 2016, p. 793). Health is focused on promoting the well-being of individuals, be it physical, mental, or social. This demonstrates the importance that health puts on human rights. Likewise, health is acknowledging the notion of human rights when it sets the goal of providing the “highest attainable standard of physical and mental health” for everyone (Vaughn, 2016, p. 793). Not only that, many international treaties and declarations recognize the value …show more content…
According to him, selection takes place into two stages. First, selection is made from all possible candidates through a screening process to choose who among them will be considered as candidates for therapy. Thus, forming a selection group. Second, certain individuals who will be given therapy will be selected from the chosen group of candidates. This is when the candidates that remain are compared by case-by-case basis. The Criteria of Inclusion and Criteria of Comparison makes up the “selection system” that patients must undergo in order to receive
#4A) In the paper “Human Rights Approach to Public Health Policy,” D. Tarantola and S. Gruskin describes the relation between human rights and public health. According to them, the concept of human rights and health are “intertwined aspirations” (Vaughn, 2016, p. 793). Health is focused on promoting the well-being of individuals, be it physical, mental, or social. This demonstrates the importance that health puts on human rights. Likewise, health is acknowledging the notion of human rights when it sets the goal of providing the “highest attainable standard of physical and mental health” for everyone (Vaughn, 2016, p. 793). Not only that, many international treaties and declarations recognize the value …show more content…
According to him, selection takes place into two stages. First, selection is made from all possible candidates through a screening process to choose who among them will be considered as candidates for therapy. Thus, forming a selection group. Second, certain individuals who will be given therapy will be selected from the chosen group of candidates. This is when the candidates that remain are compared by case-by-case basis. The Criteria of Inclusion and Criteria of Comparison makes up the “selection system” that patients must undergo in order to receive