Wehkamp Karl-Heinz
Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg, Fakultät Life-Sciences-Studiengänge Health Sciences/Public Health, Lohbrügger Kirchstrasse 65, Hamburg, BRD.
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2008 Feb;51(2):119-26. doi: 10.1007/s00103-008-0440-x.
The international discourse about public health ethics is becoming more intensive and complex. The starting point is bioethics. The debate about public health ethics is simultaneously a debate about an adequate identity of public health, its goals, tasks and standards. In Germany there is a tremendous need to take part in this discourse. German experiences within the traditions of social medicine, social hygiene and medical ethics could significantly contribute to the international discussion. Unfortunately the German speaking public health community has hardly acknowledged the topic of ethics. The reasons for this are not explicitly known. The Anglo-American discourse is much more developed, but the concepts, terms and paradigms should not simply be transferred. They should critically be proven.
关于公共卫生伦理的国际讨论正变得愈发激烈和复杂。其起点是生物伦理学。关于公共卫生伦理的辩论同时也是一场关于公共卫生的适当身份、目标、任务和标准的辩论。在德国，参与这场讨论的需求极为迫切。德国在社会医学、社会卫生学和医学伦理学传统方面的经验能够为国际讨论做出重大贡献。不幸的是，德语区的公共卫生界几乎没有认识到伦理这一主题。其原因尚不明晰。英美的讨论更为深入，但其中的概念、术语和范式不应简单照搬，而应进行批判性验证。
