TY - JOUR
T1 - A Gay Epidemiologist and the DC Commission of Public Health AIDS Advisory Committee
AU - Coughlin, Steven S.
AU - Mann, Paul
AU - Jennings, Bruce
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Based upon the lead author's deep personal and professional experience, this case narrative illustrates the importance of engagement between public health practitioners and members of affected populations and their advocates. The case underscores the need to build strong coalitions to address serious public health and social issues. It also illustrates how decisions about control groups in research raise ethical issues. In addition, the case illustrates the reality that public health and social services are sometimes inadequate in the face of dire circumstances. Justice in public health has both a distributive aspect (how to allocate limited resources and distribute potential benefits as fairly as possible) and a procedural dimension (ensuring public participation, especially of those most affected). Frameworks for public health ethics, which post-date the events detailed in the autobiographical case narrative, highlight both distributive justice and procedural justice.
AB - Based upon the lead author's deep personal and professional experience, this case narrative illustrates the importance of engagement between public health practitioners and members of affected populations and their advocates. The case underscores the need to build strong coalitions to address serious public health and social issues. It also illustrates how decisions about control groups in research raise ethical issues. In addition, the case illustrates the reality that public health and social services are sometimes inadequate in the face of dire circumstances. Justice in public health has both a distributive aspect (how to allocate limited resources and distribute potential benefits as fairly as possible) and a procedural dimension (ensuring public participation, especially of those most affected). Frameworks for public health ethics, which post-date the events detailed in the autobiographical case narrative, highlight both distributive justice and procedural justice.
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U2 - 10.1353/nib.2021.0043
DO - 10.1353/nib.2021.0043
M3 - Article
C2 - 34334487
AN - SCOPUS:85113266394
VL - 11
SP - 133
EP - 140
JO - Narrative inquiry in bioethics
JF - Narrative inquiry in bioethics
SN - 2157-1732
IS - 1
ER -