Public Health Ethics Archives

Survey on Ethics Teaching in Public Health Schools and Programs in Canada: Preliminary Results

Mar 28, 2018

Public Health Ethics, Publications, Publications Ethics

This document presents a preliminary, graphic summary of results from a survey of university directors of population and public health programs, or professors responsible for ethics teaching, within population and public health schools or programs in Canadian...

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How Can We (and Why Should We) Analyze the Ethics of Paternalistic Policies in Public Health?

Feb 27, 2018

Public Health Ethics, Publications, Publications Ethics

The purpose of this document is to equip public health actors to conduct a critical and nuanced ethical analysis of public health policies or population-based interventions accused or suspected of being paternalistic. To deepen understanding of paternalism and help...

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Presentation – The Ethics of Surveillance in Public Health

Jan 30, 2018

Presentations, Presentations or Webinars Ethics, Public Health Ethics

The Centre’s Olivier Bellefleur and Michael Keeling presented on public health ethics and surveillance at the Public Health Infrastructure Steering Committee of the Pan-Canadian Public Health Network on January 30, 2018. In this presentation we focused on: What...

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Webinar – Public Health Ethics and Equity: Naming and Navigating Ethical Issues in Public Health Practice

Nov 21, 2017

Presentations, Presentations or Webinars Ethics, Public Health Ethics, Webinars

In this webinar, presenter Dr. Bernie Pauly shared insights drawn from the Equity Lens in Public Health (ELPH) research project into some of the ethical issues practitioners face in addressing health inequities in public health practice, as well as some means for...

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Webinar – Priority-Setting in Public Health: Evidence and Ethics in Decision-Making

Feb 21, 2017

Analyzing Public Policies, Presentations, Presentations or Webinars Ethics, Public Health Ethics, Webinars

The webinar, co-presented by the NCCHPP and the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, featured a case involving a program that a public health unit is expected to support but whose effectiveness is not supported by evidence. This webinar was offered on...

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Webinar – Public Health Ethics: A Case in Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

Jan 24, 2017

Presentations, Presentations or Webinars Ethics, Public Health Ethics, Webinars

The webinar, co-presented by the NCCHPP and the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID), featured a case involving point-of-care HIV testing in remote or northern communities and highlighted evidence, implementation challenges and ethics. This...

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