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Preferred term
ethics in public health
Definition
- Public health practice and research raise unique ethical dilemmas. In contrast to medicine, which is patient-centered, public health activities aim to protect and promote population health and must balance risks and benefits to individuals against those to communities or society as a whole. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Ethics in Public Health]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/ethics_in_public_health
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