Essentials of public health ethics / Ruth Gaare Bernheim, JD, MPH, Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Institute for Practical Ethics and Public Life, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, James F. Childress, PhD, Universitgy Professor, John Allen Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics, Institute for Practical Ethics and Public Life, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, Richard J. Bonnie, JD, Harrison Foundation Professor of Law and Medicine, Professor of Public Policy, School of Law, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, Alan L. Melnick, MD, MPH, CPH, Public Health Director/Health Officer, Clark County, WA, Adjunct Associate Professor, Oregon Health & Science University, School of Medicine, Departments of Family Medicine and Public, Health & Preventative Medicine, Portland OR.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : a framework for public health ethics -- Moral considerations : bases and limits for public health -- The political and legal context of public health ethics -- Public health perspectives -- Surveillance and public health data : the foundation and eyes of public health -- Case finding : screening, testing, and tracing -- Immunization : protection through vaccination -- Containing communicable diseases : personal control measures -- Health communication -- Public health and the environment.