Consequentialist theories claim that whether an action is right or wrong depends on its consequences—for example, whether it produces a net amount of benefit or utility, whether it benefits more people than it harms, or whether it produces, to use a famous phrase, the “greatest good for the greatest number.”

Consequentialist theories claim that whether an action is right or wrong depends on its consequences—for example, whether it produces a net amount of benefit or utility, whether it benefits more people than it harms, or whether it produces, to use a famous phrase, the “greatest good for the greatest number.”

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QUESTION 2Step three of the ethical analysis framework, provide Justification for One Particular Public Health Action, evaluates the decision based on effectiveness and proportionality. Proportionality is best described as asking the following question:

a.            Is the public health goal likely to be accomplished with this option?

b.            Will the probable benefits of the action outweigh the infringed moral considerations?

c.             Does the public health action respect individual choices and interests?

d.            Is it necessary to override a conflicting ethical claim to achieve the public health goal?

QUESTION 3 Public health decisions generally are made by public health agencies.

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QUESTION 4       Public health ethics can provide a systematic approach to balancing competing moral considerations and stakeholder interests, so that public health officials can explore the ethical dimensions of a range of possible options and explain or justify decisions.

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QUESTION 5 Public health ethics is a field of study that can enrich and support real-world public health decision making and management of ethical conflict.

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  False