Titel: The Philosophy of Public Health

Termin: 30.6.2006, 11:00 Uhr, bis 2.7.2006, 16:00 Uhr

Veranstaltungsort:
Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre
Chancellors Way
Moseley Road
Fallowfield
Manchester M14 6NN
United Kingdom

Referenten: Dan Brock (Harvard University) *** David Buchanan (University of Massachusetts) *** Tom Sorrell (University of Essex) *** Lawrence Gostin (Georgetown University) *** Soren Holm (University of Cardiff) *** Kue Young (University of Toronto) *** Margaret Pabst Battin (University of Utah)

Weitere Informationen:
http://www.appliedphil.org/AnnualConference2006.shtml

Kurzbeschreibung: This conference will explore a number of themes arising from the broad topic of the philosophy of public health. Public health is an area of health care that involves elements from many other disciplines including medicine, life and environmental sciences, economics, law and ethics. Public health is concerned with health in its broadest sense, and the health of groups or populations, not just individuals. These factors mean that this area of health care involves many interesting conceptual, empirical and ethical issues. The themes of the conference will include (but are not limited to) the following:

* What is 'public health'?

* How is 'public health' related to 'population health'?

* What range of factors need to be taken into account when thinking about public health?

* Is public health just the sum of the health of the constituent individuals?

* Can public health be measured? If so, how? What ethical issues emerge during such measurement?

* What responsibilities do we have to respond to health inequalities?

* Do we have any obligations to provide international aid?

* How is the balance between the interests of populations and individuals to be weighed?

* What ethical issues arise in relation to research in public health?

* Can 'prevention' be separated from 'cure'?

* What ethical issues arise in relation to the translation of potential public health benefits into public policy (e.g. in relation to smoking or obesity)?

* What is the legitimate role of the law in public health?

* In what sense should public health policy be formulated in response to public wishes or individual choice?

Kontakt: Mr Jon Cameron ( Administrative Assistant)
Society for Applied Philosophy
Department of Philosophy
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen AB24 3UB
United Kingdom
Tel.: +44 - 1224 - 27 22 77
Fax: +44 - 1224 - 27 36 20
admin@appliedphil.org
http://www.appliedphil.org/

Veranstalter: Society for Applied Philosophy

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