Module 2: Values and Beliefs Inherent to a Public Health Perspective

| Introduction | Presentation | Readings | Exercises | References | Evaluation |

Introduction

The ethical principles of public health are born out of the values and beliefs inherent to a public health perspective, in addition to common ethical theories.

This module presents: reasons for understanding the values and beliefs of public health; the eleven values and beliefs that are stated in the materials of the Public Health Code of Ethics; and examples of each from the lecturer's experiences in public health and from cartoons.

Objectives:

• Explain how a given value or belief from the list is important to public health.

Length of presentation:

27 minutes