Abstract
Ideally, justice should determine how a society's resources are allocated among the important needs for expenditures on social goods such as public health, education, defense, safety, transportation, law enforcement, the arts, and clinical medicine. Yet, the requirements of justice are hard to define. This article describes the most prominent theories of justice in medicine and public health. It also provides a list of key principles for determining public health policies that are just and it demonstrates how they can be applied in a variety of circumstances. © 2008
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | International Encyclopedia of Public Health |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| Pages | 544-551 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780123739605 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- 9/11
- Disaster preparedness
- Efficacy
- Emergencies
- Equality
- Flu vaccine
- Hurricane katrina
- Justice
- Medicine
- Principles
- Public good
- Public health
- Resource allocation
- Trust
- Well-being