The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: The Ethics of Democratic Decision-Making in Public Health Policy
4125.0: Tuesday, November 12, 2002: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
The Ethics of Democratic Decision-Making in Public Health Policy
This session will explore ethical dilemmas that may arise in forming a public role in setting public health priorities. For example, democratic decisions can arise from representative or directly participatory structures, which may lead to dramatically different results. What are the ethical issues involved in changing public health priorities to meet constantly evolving public wishes? How should these priorities be elicited? Who decides whether the public has made an ill-informed choice, and should such a choice nevertheless guide policy and action?
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to: 1) describe a variety of ways in which public priorities and values can be elicited 2) understand ethical dilemmas that may arise as a result of eliciting public values and priorities for public health 3) act to improve public health priority setting activities in local communities
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
12:30 PMConsensus towards trust: Improving fairness in health care coverage decisions
Amber S. Orr, JD, Matthew K. Wynia, MD, MPH
12:50 PM"Engaging the Public in Bioethics and Public Health: Methods and Experiences of Eliciting and Incorporating the Values and Priorities of Marginalized Communities"
Catherine Myser, PhD, Douglas K. Taylor, PhD
1:10 PMConsultating diverse groups on prioritization of healthcare services: A new deliberative venue to elicit priorities and ethical considerations
Carmel Shalev, JD, PhD, Boaz Lev, MD, MPA, Nurit Guttman, PhD, Jeffrey Borkan, MD, PhD
1:30 PMEthical Considerations in Prevention of Mental Illness in Communities
Michael B Blank, PhD, Raymond P Lorion, PhD, Paul Root Wolpe, PhD
Organized by:Ethics Forum
Endorsed by:Medical Care; Public Health Nursing; School Health Education and Services
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA