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Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Ser.: Promoting Healthy Behavior : How Much Freedom? Whose Responsibility? by Daniel Callahan (2001, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGeorgetown University Press
ISBN-100878408533
ISBN-139780878408535
eBay Product ID (ePID)1942665
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePromoting Healthy Behavior : How Much Freedom? Whose Responsibility?
SubjectEthics, Healthy Living, Health Policy
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
AuthorDaniel Callahan
Subject AreaHealth & Fitness, Medical
SeriesHastings Center Studies in Ethics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight14.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN99-038856
ReviewsInsightful . . . provide[s] fascinating analyses. . . . A must-read for all involved with health promotion and disease prevention programs and concerned about their social and ethical implications., "Insightful... provide[s] fascinating analyses....A must-read for all involved with health promotion and disease prevention programs and concerned about their social and ethical implications." -- Choice
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal613
Table Of ContentPreface IntroductionDaniel Callahan Personal Responsibility for Health: Contexts and Controversies Meredith Minkler Health Promotion and Civil Liberties: The Price of Freedoms and the Price of Health Beverly Ovrebo The Credibility of Claims for the Economic Benefits of Health PromotionHelen Halpin Shauffler Sticks and Carrots and Baseball Bats: Economic and Other Incentives to Modify Health Behavior E. Haavi Morreim Health Promotion and the Common Good: Reflections on the Politics of NeedAnn Robertson Health Promotion and the Common Good: Toward a Politics of Practice Ronald Labonte The Promise of Molecular Medicine in Preventing Disease: Examining the Burden of Genetic Risk Barbara Koenig and Alan Stockdale Freedom, Healthism, and Health Promotion: Rinding the Right Balance Daniel Callahan Promoting Health and Preventing Disease: Ethical Demands and Social Challenges Daniel Callahan, Barbara Koenig, and Meredith Minkler Contributors Index
SynopsisThe government, the media, and individual Americans have all embraced programs to promote disease prevention. Yet obesity is up, exercise is down, teenagers continue to smoke, and sexually transmitted disease is rampant. Why? This title examines the ethical and social problems that create subtle obstacles to changing Americans' unhealthy behavior., The government, the media, HMOs, and individual Americans have all embraced programs to promote disease prevention. Yet obesity is up, exercise is down, teenagers continue to smoke, and sexually transmitted disease is rampant. Why? These intriguing essays examine the ethical and social problems that create subtle obstacles to changing Americans' unhealthy behavior. The contributors raise profound questions about the role of the state or employers in trying to change health-related behavior, about the actual health and economic benefits of even trying, and about the freedom and responsibility of those of us who, as citizens, will be the target of such efforts. They ask, for instance, whether we are all equally free to live healthy lives or whether social and economic conditions make a difference. Do disease prevention programs actually save money, as is commonly argued? What is the moral legitimacy of using economic and other incentives to change people's behavior, especially when (as with HMOs) the goal is to control costs? One key issue explored throughout the book is the fundamental ambivalence of traditionally libertarian Americans about health promotion programs: we like the idea of good health, but we do not want government or others posing threats to our personal lifestyle choices. The contributors argue that such programs will continue to prove less than wholly successful without a fuller examination of their place in our national values., The government, the media, HMOs, and individual Americans have all embraced programs to promote disease prevention. Yet obesity is up, excersize is down, teenagers continue to smoke, and sexually transmitted disease is rampant. Why? These intriguing essays examine the ethical an social problems that create subtle obstacles to changing American's unhealthy behavior., The government, the media, health insurers, and invidivuals all have embraces programs to promote disease prevention. Yet obesity is up, exercise is down, teenagers continue to smoke, and sexually transmitted disease is rampant. Why? These essays examine the ethical and social problems that create subtle obstacles to changing Americans' unhealthy behaviour. The contributors raise profound questions about the role of government or employer efforts to change health-related behaviour, about the actual health and economic benefits of even trying, and about the freedom and responsibility of the citizens who are targets of such eforts. They ask, for instance, whether we all are equally free to live healthy lives or whether social and economic conditions make a difference. They discuss whether or not disease prevention programs actually save money, as is commonly argued. They explore the fundamental ambivalence of traditionally libertarian Americans about health promotion programs: we like the idea of good health but do not want government or others shaping our lifestyle choices. They conclude that such programs will continue to prove less than successful without a fuller examination of their place in our national values.
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