Module 3: The Public Health Code of Ethics

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

Introduction

This module presents: the 12 principles for the ethical practice of public health; explanations and a practical application of each principle; and suggestions of how to use the Public Health Code of Ethics.

The module begins with a brief description of what a Code can and can't do, and the process by which the Public Health Code of Ethics was written.

Objectives:

• Describe how an aspirational code can guide an ethical discussion.
• For a given ethical principle, describe a situation where it applies in public health.
• Identify means of creating an ethical environment within public health organizations.

Length of presentation:

35 minutes