‘Let them choose not to eat cake...’: Public health ethics, effectiveness and equity in government obesity strategy
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: With a focus on obesity strategy, this paper examines and explains questions of ethics and equity in public health policy. We identify and explain the dynamics at play in assigning individual and social/political responsibility for health, in the context of policies that rely heavily on the exercise of individual agency. The paper builds on an earlier scientific study by one of the authors, expanding the analysis through reference to public health ethics, and social ethics more broadly.
Source: Future Healthcare Journal
Authors: John Coggon, Jean Adams
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,000
Awards: G1318389091, G1414524379, Environmental and policy approaches to changing physical activity behaviour, UKCRC Centre of Excellence in Diet and Physical Activity Public Health Research, Centre of excellence in diet and physical activity public health., Tackling Root Causes Upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development (TRUUD), Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR)
OpenAlex ID: W3133565362