Promoting healthy behavior : how much freedom? whose responsibility? / edited by Daniel Callahan.
| Other author | Callahan, Daniel, 1930-2019 |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2000. |
| Description | xi, 186 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Hastings Center studies in ethics Hastings Center studies in ethics. ^A374714 |
| Contents | Introduction / Daniel Callahan. -- Personal responsibility for health : context and controversies / Meredith Minkler. -- Health promotion and civil liberties : the price of freedoms and the price of health / Beverly Ovrebo. -- The credibility of claims for the economic benefits of health promotion / Helen Halpin Schauffler. -- Sticks and carrots and baseball bats : economic and other incentives to modify health behavior / E. Haavi Morreim. -- Health promotion and the common good : reflections on the politics of need / Ann Robertson. -- Health promotion and the common good : toward a politics of practice / Ronald Labonte. -- The promise of molecular medicine in preventing disease : examining the burden of genetic risk / Barbara Koenig and Alan Stockdale. -- Freedom, healthism, and health promotion : finding the right balance / Daniel Callahan. -- Promoting health and preventing disease : ethical demands and social challenges / Daniel Callahan, Barbara Koenig, and Meredith Minkler. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 99038856 |
| ISBN | 0878407626 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | RA427.8 .P766 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |