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Spring 2027
Ethical Issues in Public Health
Analyzes ethical dimensions of population-level health protection, exploring ethical frameworks and their application to real-world policy dilemmas in medicine and public health.
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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 J. Kelleher
Summary
What you’ll be able to do
Demonstrate understanding of public health ethics as an enterprise incorporating moral philosophy, bioethics, and evidence-based biological and social science
Clarify diverse moral values and principles that create various public health dilemmas
Critically assess these values and principles using tools of philosophical analysis
Explain others’ ethical claims and arguments clearly, concisely, and accurately
Write a clear and concise argumentative paper defending an ethical thesis bearing on the practice of public health
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Prerequisites
Course mapMED SC-M 810, 811, 812, and 813
MEDHIST 741
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Spring 2027Historical instructors & teaching patterns
J. KELLEHER is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEM 001 | Online (some classroom) | 0 / 20 | 0 |
| SEM 003 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 25 | 0 |
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the class
Analyze ethical dimensions of population-level efforts to protect and promote health. Gain understanding of different ethical frameworks, their theoretical underpinnings, and their prospects for resolving real-world policy dilemmas in the context of medicine and public health. Hone the craft of constructing ethical arguments, and foreseeing and responding to potential objections.
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Topics
- Ethical dimensions of population-level health efforts
- Ethical frameworks and theoretical underpinnings
- Moral philosophy, bioethics, and evidence-based science in public health
- Moral values and principles creating public health dilemmas
Skills
- Understanding ethical frameworks and theoretical underpinnings for public health policy
- Constructing ethical arguments and responding to objections
- Critically assessing moral values and principles using philosophical analysis
- Writing argumentative papers on public health ethics
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Ethical Issues in Public Health
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