Ethical Health Care

The factors that determine the health and well-being of individuals and communities are complex and multi-faceted, ranging from the competency of health care providers to social policies that affect the distribution of resources between nations. The same is true of the ethical questions that arise in the context of both the provision of health care and the determination of public polices that affect human health. Ethical Health Care identifies and addresses these diverse and compelling questions that relate to the health of individuals, communities and nations. Broadening the scope of traditional bioethics by integrating the social, economic, public policy and legal influences on health care, and incorporating the insights of diverse fields including ethics, law, and especially public health. Ethical Health Care reframes the agenda and approach to bioethics, offering a broader perspective to our understanding of the struggle for human health and freedom. Book jacket.