A Synergistic Approach to Human Rights and Public Health Ethics: Effective or a Source of Conflict?

A Synergistic Approach to Human Rights and Public Health Ethics: Effective or a Source of Conflict?

Concerns over the growing disparities in health and wealth between members of society incited Stephanie Nixon and Lisa Forman, in their 2008 article Exploring synergies between human rights and public health ethics: A whole greater than the sum of its parts, to propose that the principles of human r...

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Main Author: Steinmetz-Wood, Madeleine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioéthiqueOnline 2014-12-01
Series:BioéthiqueOnline
Subjects:
public health
ethics
human rights
Online Access:http://bioethiqueonline.ca/3/20
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spelling doaj-0b8d2de4a3064082b15048151357ee202020-11-25T00:36:52ZengBioéthiqueOnlineBioéthiqueOnline1923-27992014-12-01320A Synergistic Approach to Human Rights and Public Health Ethics: Effective or a Source of Conflict?Steinmetz-Wood, Madeleine0Département de médecine sociale et préventive, École de santé publique de l’Université de Montréal; Spherelab, Santé des populations, Centre de Recherche Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaConcerns over the growing disparities in health and wealth between members of society incited Stephanie Nixon and Lisa Forman, in their 2008 article Exploring synergies between human rights and public health ethics: A whole greater than the sum of its parts, to propose that the principles of human rights and public health ethics should be used in combination to develop norms for health action. This commentary reflects on the benefits as well as the difficulties that could arise from taking such an approach.http://bioethiqueonline.ca/3/20public healthethicshuman rights
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title A Synergistic Approach to Human Rights and Public Health Ethics: Effective or a Source of Conflict?
title_short A Synergistic Approach to Human Rights and Public Health Ethics: Effective or a Source of Conflict?
title_full A Synergistic Approach to Human Rights and Public Health Ethics: Effective or a Source of Conflict?
title_fullStr A Synergistic Approach to Human Rights and Public Health Ethics: Effective or a Source of Conflict?
title_full_unstemmed A Synergistic Approach to Human Rights and Public Health Ethics: Effective or a Source of Conflict?
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publishDate 2014-12-01
description Concerns over the growing disparities in health and wealth between members of society incited Stephanie Nixon and Lisa Forman, in their 2008 article Exploring synergies between human rights and public health ethics: A whole greater than the sum of its parts, to propose that the principles of human rights and public health ethics should be used in combination to develop norms for health action. This commentary reflects on the benefits as well as the difficulties that could arise from taking such an approach.
topic public health
ethics
human rights
url http://bioethiqueonline.ca/3/20
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