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Ethics And Public Health
Emel MERCAN-İRGİL*
*Yrd.Doç.Dr., Dept. of Public Health, Medical School of Uludağ University, BURSA
Public health is defined as the art and science of preventing disease, promoting health, and prolonging life through organized efforts of society. As a science, public health depends on epidemiology and, as a practice, is largely performed by governmental organizations and health departments. Ethics is the set of philosophical beliefs and practices concerned with distinctions between rights and wrongs, and human rights. Modern bioethics is founded on four principles: respect for autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, and justice. All these principles should be considered in public health perspectives. All four principles are important, but public health practice is fundamentally different from medical practice.Keywords: Ethics, Public HealthT Klin J Med Ethics 2000, 8:111-115
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