Bernheim Ruth Gaare
Institute of Practical Ethics, University of Virginia-Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
J Law Med Ethics. 2003 Winter;31(4 Suppl):104-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-720x.2003.tb00768.x.
Public health ethics is emerging as a new field of inquiry, distinct not only from public health law, but also from traditional medical ethics and research ethics. Public health professional and scholarly attention is focusing on ways that ethical analysis and a new public health code of ethics can be a resource for health professionals working in the field. This article provides a preliminary exploration of the ethical issues faced by public health professionals in day-to-day practice and of the type of ethics education and support they believe may be helpful.
公共卫生伦理学正在成为一个新的研究领域，它不仅有别于公共卫生法，也不同于传统医学伦理学和研究伦理学。公共卫生专业人士和学术关注的焦点在于，伦理分析和新的公共卫生伦理准则如何能够成为该领域卫生专业人员的一种资源。本文初步探讨了公共卫生专业人员在日常实践中面临的伦理问题，以及他们认为可能有帮助的伦理教育和支持类型。
