Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Chapter 2
Why Is Public Health
Controversial?
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Sources of Controversy
Economic
impact
Individual
liberty
Moral
and
religious
concerns
Poli/cs
vs.
science
Economic
Impact
Businesses
oIen
resist
public
health
measures
because
they
aect
prots
Those
who
must
pay
may
not
be
the
ones
who
benet
Costs
may
be
short-term,
while
benets
may
be
long-term
Costs
easier
to
calculate
than
benets
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Discussion
Ques/on
1
Do
you
agree
that
the
philosophy
of
social
jus/ce
is
preferable
to
the
philosophy
of
market
jus/ce?
Which
is
likely
to
lead
to
greater
improvements
in
public
health?
Discussion
Ques/on
2
Give
an
example
of
a
measure
that
would
benet
public
health
but
might
be
expensive
to
implement.
Who
would
benet?
Who
would
pay
the
cost?
Discussion
Ques/on
3
Give
an
example
of
a
measure
that
would
improve
public
health
but
might
limit
some
peoples
freedom.
Who
would
benet?
Whose
freedom
would
be
limited?
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Discussion
Ques/on
4
How
far
do
you
believe
government
should
go
in
advoca/ng
and/or
enforcing
moral
behavior?