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This book presents a comprehensive theory of the ethics and political philosophy of public health surveillance based on reciprocal obligations among surveillers, those under surveillance, and others potentially affected by surveillance practices. Public health surveillance aims to identify emerging health trends, population health trends, treatment efficacy, and methods of health promotion--all apparently laudatory goals. Nonetheless, as with anti-terrorism surveillance, public health surveillance raises complex questions about privacy, political liberty, and justice both of and in data use. Individuals and groups can be chilled in their personal lives, stigmatized or threatened, and used for the benefit of others when health information is wrongfully collected or used. Transparency and openness about data use, public involvement in decisions, and just distribution of the benefits of surveillance are core elements in the justification of surveillance practices. Understanding health surveillance practices, the concerns it raises, and how to respond to them is critical not only to ethical and trustworthy but also to publicly acceptable and ultimately sustainable surveillance practices. The book is of interest to scholars and practitioners of the ethics and politics of public health, bioethics, privacy and data technology, and health policy. These issues are ever more pressing in pandemic times, where misinformation can travel quickly and suspicions about disease spread, treatment efficacy, and vaccine safety can have devastating public health effects.

Philosophy --- Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- General ethics --- History of human medicine --- Hygiene. Public health. Protection --- Human medicine --- Engineering sciences. Technology --- ethiek --- filosofie --- geneeskunde --- gezondheidszorg --- politieke filosofie --- ingenieurswetenschappen

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This book provides a much needed introduction to some of the relevant philosophical concepts and arguments that might be used to build a philosophy of public health. Consisting of both theoretical contributions and case studies, this multidisciplinary collection of essays will both inform and generate debate among academics, policy makers and practitioners about these important issues in public health.

General ethics --- Public health --- Philosophy --- volksgezondheid --- filosofie (filosofische aspecten) --- ethiek (ethische aspecten) --- recht (wetgeving, rechtspraak, rechtsbeginselen, juridische aspecten, aansprakelijkheid) --- santé publique --- philosophie (aspects philosophiques) --- ethique (aspects ethiques) --- droit (aspects juridiques, législation, jurisprudence, principes de droit, responsabilité) --- Public health. --- Public Health --- Congresses --- Philosophy, Medical --- Environment and Public Health --- Health --- Medicine --- Publication Formats --- Publication Characteristics --- Health Care --- Population Characteristics --- Humanities --- Health Occupations --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Public Health - General --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Community health --- Health services --- Hygiene, Public --- Hygiene, Social --- Public health services --- Public hygiene --- Sanitary affairs --- Social hygiene --- Human services --- Biosecurity --- Health literacy --- Medicine, Preventive --- National health services --- Sanitation --- Public health - Philosophy