PH 216 Chapter Notes - Chapter 0: Health Promotion, Professional Responsibility, Disclose

• School: University of Rochester
• Department: Public Health
• Course: PH 216
• Professor: Amy McDonald

Document Summary

Social justice, human dignity, and respect for all. Commitment and participation of those who advance health. Certain ethical principles assist acha members in making appropriate decisions when confronted with ethical dilemmas. Commitment to humane, kind, and compassionate treatment of people is essential to meet their physical, psychological, cognitive, and interpersonal needs. Caring treatment creates affirming relationships, reduces anxiety and avoidance, and encourages health-seeking behavior. Engaging in activities that cause or result in harm to any individual is unacceptable and contrary to all standards of practice in the helping professions. Monitor and take steps to assure that association and institutional policies, programs, and practices do not threaten any individual"s health and well-being, self-worth, dignity, or safety, or are unjust or illegal. Autonomy addresses individual freedom and the right to choose what will happen to one"s own person. Supporting autonomy mitigates against undue influence to choose a particular course of action.