PHED-3506EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Categorical Imperative
Document Summary
Module 2 code of ethics for the health education professionals. Actions that are right and wrong in the workplace and are of public matter. Professional moral principles are not statements of taste or preference they tell practitioners what they ought to do and what they ought not do. Confidentiality: communication and info from participants from a health education program must be kept confidential, conversions, written or taped records, noted, test results. Consent: consent to share participants records or info, consent to submit to particular service, treatment, research or program, consent to the location or operation of an interview in their neighbourhood. Disclosure: disclosure to participants of the program, disclosure of participants info to other individuals, agencies etc. , disclosure of any conflict of interest. Implied that those doing the work, and the organization as a whole, are competent to accomplish their goals.