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Administrative ethics; Communitarianism; Ethical decision making; Ethical theories; Public health ethics
Introduction
This entry will examine three different frameworks for ethical decision making in public administration: democratic systems theory, application of constitutional principles to individuals, groups, and the larger community, and communitarianism. These frameworks will be examined using examples from the public health field, as this is an area of public administration where many different levels of ethical decisions must be made on a regular basis. Specifically, this entry will examine ethical frameworks in the context of public health emergencies and research using genetic information from newborn screening.
Most recently public health agencies have been tasked with preparing the U.S. for a threat posed by the Zika virus, but this is only the latest such threat. Different emergencies have forced the U.S. to confront different ethical considerations. H1N1 forced...
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Myers, N., Jurkiewicz, C. (2022). Ethical Frameworks. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66252-3_2400
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