Topic: Public health ethics
Description:
Your essay should present an ethical argument about ON First International Conference on Health Promotion.(1986). Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, WHO/HPR/HEP/95.1.Ottawa: World Health Organization.
https://www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/previous/ottawa/en/
Please follow the instructions below to answer the essay question:
1) Introduce the document: First International Conference on Health Promotion. (1986). Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, WHO/HPR/HEP/95.1. Ottawa: World Health Organization.https://www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/previous/ottawa/en/. Explain the issue that the paper, and you, will focus on.
Provide relevant context (but only what’s relevant). Explain why the issue is important. (Approx 500 words)
2) State the main argument that you are going to make in response to the document in a few sentences. This will look something like the following. However note that the examples are completely made up and have nothing to do with the content of this assignment, they are simply an example of form:
A. Using the capabilities approach and empirical evidence on the social determinants of health, I will argue that Gemma Szvertsky’s position is supportable but insufficient. I will argue that Szvertsky is correct that governments have a responsibility to provide opportunities for their citizens to be healthy. However responsibilities for health are insufficient: governments are responsible for the broader wellbeing of their citizens. Thus I will argue that Szvertsky’s position is unjustifiably limited.
B. Applying David Issacs’ framework for the ethical justification of immunization (benefits, risks, effectiveness, equity and justice, autonomy, reciprocity, trust) I will argue that the authors assume that coercive vaccination of children is justifiable, and that they are incorrect. A simple utilitarian analysis which attended only to vaccine-preventable disease outcomes might conclude in the authors’ favour. However attention to potential effects on equity, autonomy, and trust, the lack of reciprocal support for parents and children harmed by vaccination, and the uncertainty of the effectiveness of the authors’ approach together suggest that it should not be implemented in its current form.
3. Introduce and explain the frameworks, concepts and/or theories you are going to employ to make your argument. Ensure that you have demonstrated your understanding of these frameworks, concepts and/or theories, including their strengths and weaknesses. (Approx 500-750 words)
4. Apply the frameworks, concepts and/or theories to analyse the contents of the document. You may make an argument entirely for, entirely against, or both for and against the position taken in the paper. Ensure that your argument is clear and that you have provided support and reasons for your position/s. (Approx 1000-1250 words)
5. Summarise your argument and provide a conclusion. (Approx 250 words)