This document, based on a longer briefing note, is intended to help public health actors to conduct an ethical analysis of policies that are said to be paternalistic.
Published in June 2020. Description. Download.  1.6 MB
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We have started to produce and to gather together these adapted frameworks and cases to help familiarize practitioners with frameworks and with ethical deliberation. To date we have eight frameworks and six cases, and will be adding to these over time. 
Updated in April 2019. Description.
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In this short summary, we present the main findings from a review of the international and Canadian public health and bioethics literatures that was conducted in order to learn about public health ethics (PHE) education in public health programs and schools.
Published in May 2018.  Description.  Download.  924 K
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This document presents a preliminary, graphic summary of results from a questionnaire that was intended to survey Canadian public health practitioners on the subject of public health ethics.
Published in March 2018.  Description.  Download.  1 MB
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This document presents a preliminary, graphic summary of results from a survey of university directors of population and public health programs, or professors responsible for ethics teaching, within population and public health schools or programs in Canadian universities on the subject of teaching ethics in public health in their institutions.
Published in March 2018.  Description.  Download.  1 MB
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The purpose of this document is to equip public health actors to conduct a critical and nuanced ethical analysis of public health policies or population-based interventions accused or suspected of being paternalistic.
Published in February 2018. Description.  Download  848 K
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The Centre's Michael Keeling and Olivier Bellefleur published an article entitled Finding Traction in Public Health Ethics: Reflections and Practical Resources in the Ontario's Health Promotion E-Bulletin (OHPE Bulletin), on Friday September 23, 2016.
Published in September 2016. Description.
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In this paper, we introduce utilitarian ethics and consider the role of utilitarianism in public health.
Published in January 2016. Description.  Download  585 K
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This paper introduces principlism as an ethical approach and considers what role some of its features might play in public health.
Published in January 2016. Description.  Download  573 K
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This document outlines the principle of solidarity as it may be applied in the ethics of public health.
Published in July 2015.  Description.  Download   655 K
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This paper provides a summary of a longer paper of the same name. It outlines the principle of solidarity as it may be applied in the ethics of public health.
Published in July 2015.  Description.  Download   1 MB 
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This document introduces, compares and critiques eight ethics frameworks for public health.
Published in March 2015.  Description.  Download  772 K
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This document offers an overview of various theoretical perspectives informing public health ethics, including its philosophical underpinnings.
Published in March 2015.  Description.  Download   637 K
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This paper provides a very short summary of a longer paper of the same name. It outlines the principle of reciprocity as it may be applied in the ethics of public health.
Published in October 2014.  Description.  Download  1 MB
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This document outlines the principle of reciprocity as it may be applied in the ethics of public health.
Published in October 2014.  Description.  Download  1.33 MB
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This document defines public health and reviews the history and development of public health ethics, including its philosophical underpinnings.
Published in January 2014.  Description.  Download  578 K
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This Casebook features 16 cases on population and public health ethics that are accompanied by an invited case discussion.
Published in March 2013.  Description.  Download  3.16 MB, (on the site of the Joint Centre for Bioethics at the University of Toronto).
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This document, produced by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Ethics Office, summarizes the proceedings from a Pre-conference workshop held during the CPHA Annual Conference 2011.
Published in September 2011.  Description.  Download  634 K
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This document provides a survey of the explicit goals, ethical principles, and ethics-related recommendations put forward by a selection of national, sub-national and international pandemic preparedness plans and policies.
Published in June 2011.  Description.  Download   668 K
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An introduction to the field of Public Health Ethics (PHE) as applied to policy and practice responses in times of pandemic.
Published in May 2011.  Description.  Download   606 K
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A collection of pandemic and infectious disease control scenarios, intended to stimulate ethical reflection within the public health sector.
Published in April, 2010.  Description.  Download  519 K
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Summary of a presentation by philosopher Daniel Weinstock.
Published in January, 2010.  Description.  Download  140 K.
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A preliminary inventory of individuals engaged in public health ethics-related research and teaching across the country.
Published in November, 2009.  Description.  Download  138 K
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This paper is part of a series of essays developed for the NCCHPP by researchers associated with the Centre de recherche en éthique de l'Université de Montréal (Université de Montréal Research Centre in Ethics) as part of a project to examine ethical issues related to healthy public policy.
Published in May, 2009.  Description.  Download  544 K
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This paper is part of a series of essays developed for the NCCHPP by researchers associated with the Centre de recherche en éthique de l'Université de Montréal (Université de Montréal Research Centre in Ethics) as part of a project to examine ethical issues related to healthy public policy.
Published in May, 2009.  Description.  Download   214 K.
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This paper is the first in a series of essays developed for the NCCHPP by researchers associated with the Centre de recherche en éthique de l'Université de Montréal (Université de Montréal Research Centre in Ethics) as part of a project to examine ethical issues related to healthy public policy.
Published in October, 2008.  Description.  Download  502 K
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