In this activity, you will examine different types of ethical concerns for public health communication and assess how the ethical principles/ precepts can be useful to address ethical issues.

Step 1: Read and Examine

Read the following sections of this article: Ethical Issues in Health Promotion and Communication Interventions.

While reading these sections, examine the different types of ethical concerns highlighted in the articles, such as patient privacy and consent, patient safety, ethical dilemmas resulting from data availability and sharing, justice, equity, etc.

Step 2: Assess 

After examining these ethical concerns, think of one prominent ethical issue in your research area. Then, analyze how the ethical principles, frameworks, and precepts discussed in the article are useful in addressing these ethical issues/concerns in public health communication.

Step 3: Respond

Assess how the ethical principles, frameworks, and precepts can be useful to address one prominent ethical issue in your research area by filling in this circle map with at least three (3) principles. 

Step 3: Self-Analysis and Enhancement

Before you submit, engage in an introspective self-analysis by systematically reviewing each component of your work. Reflect on what aspects of your work were executed well and what could be enhanced. Proceed to refine these elements in your work.

Step 4: Submit

To submit your work, click on the “Reply” button under this post and paste either the picture of your work or the shareable link of your work (if it is a google document) in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library resource: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)

If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”