Health Promotion Ethics by Ruth Cross, Louise Warwick-Booth, ... - 9781032311432

Health Promotion EthicsA Framework for Social Justice\nAuthor(s): Ruth Cross, Louise Warwick-Booth, James Woodall\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032311432, 978-1032311432\nSynopsis\nHealth Promotion Ethics: A Framework for Social Justice critically considers the ethical dimensions of promoting health with individuals and communities, encouraging a nuanced understanding of health promotion in the context of fairness, empowerment and social justice.\n\nThe concept of social justice, indeed, is central. The book explores how health promotion should be considered in relation to moral, social and legal issues, from individual responsibility to government intervention, as well as the possibility that existing practice maintains rather than alleviates existing health inequalities by stigmatising certain groups. It also questions the rights of those who promote health to use particular strategies, for example using fe.