Chapter 2

Question 1

what did 19th century reformers campaign for?

in addition to sanitiary science and public hygiene

Answer 1

Improved housing, trade unions, abolition of child labor etc.

Question 2

According to Dan E Beauchamp, what is his view on public health?

Answer 2

It is a way of justice by asserting the value and priority of all human life.

Question 3

What is market justice?

Answer 3

individual responsibility; there is a fundamental freedom to all individuals to be left alone (government is not obliged to provide these for all)

Question 4

What is social justice?

Answer 4

a political and philosophical concept which holds that all people should have equal access to wealth, health, well-being, justice, and opportunity.

Question 5

What is some of the controversy involved with those that want social justice?

Answer 5

Those who think the government needs to interfere and provide healthy conditions for citizens are attacked as socialists.

Question 6

What are the three issues that spark controversy in a debate about public health activities?

Answer 6

economic, libertarian and moral

Question 7

What is the economic impact debate about?

Answer 7

Some people argue that proposing a health regulation would cost jobs, be too expensive, cut a company’s profit and require tax increase.

Question 8

What is the example used towards the difficulty in dealing with the economic impact measures?

Answer 8

Tobacco: how it might be controlled and why some people may not like that it is controlled

Question 9

t/f controversy arises for the economic impact debate because those who pay for the public health measures do not benefit from it

Answer 9

true

Question 10

What is easier to calculate, the cost of a public health regulation? or the benefit?

Answer 10

the cost

Question 11

What is the issue with the libertarian debate?

Answer 11

some argue about the extent at which government can interfere with one’s individual life.
ex: should the government restrict individual freedom in hopes of improving a communities health?

Question 12

What is an example of the controversy in individual liberty?

Answer 12

If the government restricts air pollution too much, a company that constantly releases emissions will have to be controlled by the government’s decision and could potentially cause more harm for that company and the public because prices can go up as a result

Question 13

what is paternalism?

Answer 13

the policy or practice on the part of people in positions of authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to them in the subordinates’ supposed best interest.

Question 14

What is Beauchamp’s point of view when considering liberty and social justice?

Answer 14

He is in favor of limiting individual liberty for the common good

Question 15

With what issue does moral and religious controversy occur most?

Answer 15

when discussing sexual and reproductive issues

Question 16

What is the public health approach to AIDS, STD’s, teen pregnancy etc?

Answer 16

Sex education in schools and availability to contraceptive services

Question 17

Why would some people be opposed to sex ed and contraceptive services?

Answer 17

Some argue (esp. those who are religious) that it is immoral to “promote” sexual behavior

Question 18

Why is there controversy with aids?

Answer 18

Some argue that teaching about protection against aids is immoral because it encourages homosexuality

Question 19

Although many don’t want government to interfere with public health issues, what is the one issue that is well established under the government’s control?

Answer 19

limiting drug and alcohol consumption

Question 20

t/f morality is a good way of controlling people

Answer 20

false, one’s individual values and morals can differ from another and when morals are justification for social actions, there is no rational discussion

Question 21

up to ________ of deaths in the US are preventable, because they were caused by unhealthy behaviors

Answer 21

half

Question 22

What happens when there is political interference with science?

Answer 22

Sometimes political parties will twist/discredit information to fit into their own political agenda

Question 23

Why would politics interfere with science?

Answer 23

sometimes administration pretends to have science on its side by saying science supports their policies, when it actually doesnt

Question 24

Which president promised to restore scientific integrity?

Answer 24

Barack Obama

Question 25

t/f public health measures are a political endeavor as much as, or at times more than a medical one

Answer 25

true