A Synergistic Approach to Human Rights and Public Health Ethics: Effective or a Source of Conflict?

Authors

  • Madeleine Steinmetz-Wood Département de Médecine Sociale et Préventive, École de santé publique de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada

Keywords:

public health, ethics, human rights

Language(s):

English

Abstract

Concerns over the growing disparities in health and wealth between members of society incited Stephanie Nixon and Lisa Forman, in their 2008 article Exploring synergies between human rights and public health ethics: A whole greater than the sum of its parts, to propose that the principles of human rights and public health ethics should be used in combination to develop norms for health action. This commentary reflects on the benefits as well as the difficulties that could arise from taking such an approach.

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Published

2014-12-16

Issue

Vol. 3 (2014)

Section

Commentary

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Copyright (c) 2014 Madeleine Steinmetz-Wood

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