Inequality, unfairness and injustices are major issues in public health. Issues like the lack of proper use of resources, standard quality and justice through decision making are more common than you think.
This course will let you to the ethical theory and current ethical issues in public health and health policy including resource allocation, the use of summary measures of health, the right to health care, and conflicts between autonomy and health promotion efforts.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
Certification
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Course Credit: JHSPH Open
Course Curriculum
Case 2 The 3 by 5 Problem | 00:05:00 | ||
Case 3 State MCHP Policy | 00:05:00 | ||
Case 4 Obesity and Fat Taxes | 00:05:00 | ||
Case 5 Pandemic Flu in the U.S. – Ethics and the Allocation of a Scarce Vaccine | 00:10:00 | ||
Case 6 The Use of Cost-Effectiveness in Priority Setting | 00:05:00 | ||
Case 7 Priority Setting and the Global Burden of Disease | 00:05:00 | ||
Case 8 Reducing the Burden of Infant Mortality | 00:05:00 | ||
Assessment | |||
Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
Certification | 00:00:00 |
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