Resnik D B
NIEHS/NIH, Box 12233, Mail Drop NH06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
J Med Ethics. 2007 Aug;33(8):444-5. doi: 10.1136/jme.2006.017574.
Most of the discussion in bioethics and health policy concerning social responsibility for health has focused on society's obligation to provide access to healthcare. While ensuring access to healthcare is an important social responsibility, societies can promote health in many other ways, such as through sanitation, pollution control, food and drug safety, health education, disease surveillance, urban planning and occupational health. Greater attention should be paid to strategies for health promotion other than access to healthcare, such as environmental and public health and health research.
生物伦理学和卫生政策领域中，关于社会对健康的责任的讨论大多集中在社会提供医疗保健服务的义务上。虽然确保获得医疗保健是一项重要的社会责任，但社会可以通过许多其他方式促进健康，例如通过卫生设施、污染控制、食品和药品安全、健康教育、疾病监测、城市规划和职业健康等。除了获得医疗保健之外，还应更加关注促进健康的策略，如环境与公共卫生以及健康研究。
