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Ethics for Health Promotion and Health Education,

Edition 1

Editors: Edited by Jody Vogelzang, PhD

Publication Date: 04 Sep 2023

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Ethics for Health Promotion and Health Education discusses ethical principles and interpretations by classical ethicists as they apply to health promotion and health education. The book unpacks ethical expectations in promoting and teaching health in both the classroom and as a researcher or practitioner and then applies the code of ethics using case study methods throughout. This informative text was written by health educators and practitioners to assist health educator and practitioner communities.

Key Features

Reviews comprehensive ethical principles (autonomy, beneficence, maleficence and justice)
Provides the reader targeted applications of ethics to health education and health promotion following the CNHEO revised code of ethics for health education specialists
Presents practice and application at the end of each chapter to challenge ethical thinking related to health education and promotion

About the author

Edited by Jody Vogelzang, PhD, Associate Professor, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan, USA

SECTION 1: A CONTEXTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF ETHICS
1. Ethics and the Health Professions
2. Common Goals to Improve the Human Environment
3. Introduction to Ethical Principles
4. Ethics vs. Morals as Applicable to Health Education and Health Promotion
5. Daily Challenges in Ethical Decision Making
6. Ethics and the Media

SECTION 2: APPLYING THE CNHEO CODE OF ETHICS
7. Professional Boundaries, Autonomy, and Competence
8. Building Trust in Vulnerable and Under-Resourced Communities
9. Communicating Health Promotion Up and Down-Stream
10. Health Promotion and Education Ethics in Client and Patient Advocacy
11. Ethical Approaches to Service, Research, Publication and Presentation
12. Ethical Considerations of Program Assessment, Implementation and Evaluation
13. Health Promotion Considerations in Working with Children and Adolescents
14. Privacy, Confidentiality, and Dignity in Health Promotion and Health Education
15. Conclusion and Summary