Creating codes of ethics for public health professionals and institutions.

James C Thomas, Peter Schröder-Bäck, Katarzyna Czabanowska, Paul Athanasopoulos, Joseph Mfutso-Bengo, Carrie Baldwin-SoRelle, Lena Strohmeier, Farhang Tahzib
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Background: The World Health Organization and the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region called for the professionalization of the public health workforce, including the creation of codes of ethics. In this article, the Public Health Ethics and Law Network provides guidance on creating such codes, based on values and principles commonly identified for public health.

Methods: Our interest was in codes addressing public health broadly rather than disciplines within public health. Public Health codes of ethics are typically published on agency and organization websites rather than peer-reviewed literature. We searched several online databases, such as PubMed; United States government websites; Spanish language websites; and English language websites for public health organizations.

Results: We synthesized the principles found into 10 adjectives-such as caring, responsive, and trustworthy-with short elaborations. These terms are practical, for non-philosophers, and provide flexibility for adaptation to country contexts.

Conclusions: The creation of a code of ethics should be followed by the identification and building of ethical competencies and capacity for public health professionals and institutions. There are plans to collaborate with pilot sites in the use and generation of further learning, and additional assistance for competencies and other resources to support a code of ethics and competencies.

为公共卫生专业人员和机构制定道德准则。
背景:世界卫生组织和欧洲区域公共卫生学校协会呼吁公共卫生工作人员专业化,包括制定道德守则。在本文中,公共卫生伦理和法律网络根据公共卫生通常确定的价值观和原则,为制定此类准则提供指导。方法:我们的兴趣是针对广泛的公共卫生规范,而不是公共卫生学科。公共卫生道德准则通常在机构和组织的网站上公布,而不是同行评议的文献。我们搜索了几个在线数据库,比如PubMed;美国政府网站;西班牙语网站;以及公共卫生组织的英文网站。结果:我们将发现的原则合成为10个形容词,比如关心、反应迅速和值得信赖,并进行了简短的阐述。对于非哲学家来说,这些术语是实用的,并为适应国家情况提供了灵活性。结论:在制定道德守则之后,应确定和建设公共卫生专业人员和机构的道德能力和能力。计划与试点地点合作,利用和产生进一步的学习,并为能力和其他资源提供额外援助,以支持道德和能力守则。
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