Just health : meeting health needs fairly

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Author:

Daniels, Norman, 1942-

ISBN:

9780521876322

9780521699983

Personal Author:

Daniels, Norman, 1942-

Publication Information:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Physical Description:

ix, 397 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Three questions of justice -- What is the special moral importance of health? -- When are health inequalities unjust? The social determinants of health -- How can we meet health needs fairly when we can't meet them all? Accountability for reasonable resource allocation -- What do we owe each other? Implications of an integrated theory of justice and health -- Global aging and intergenerational equity -- Consent to workplace risk and health protection -- Medical professionalism and the care we should get -- Fairness in health sector reform -- Accountability for reasonableness in developing countries: two applications -- Reducing health disparities: no simple matter -- Priority setting and human rights -- International health inequalities and global justice: a concluding challenge.

Subject Term:

Medical policy -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Health services accessibility.

Right to health.

Equality -- Health aspects.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0714/2007011711.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0729/2007011711-d.html
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0729/2007011711-b.html

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Summary

In this book by the award-winning author of Just Healthcare, Norman Daniels develops a comprehensive theory of justice for health that answers three key questions: what is the special moral importance of health? When are health inequalities unjust? How can we meet health needs fairly when we cannot meet them all? Daniels' theory has implications for national and global health policy: can we meet health needs fairly in ageing societies? Or protect health in the workplace while respecting individual liberty? Or meet professional obligations and obligations of justice without conflict? When is an effort to reduce health disparities, or to set priorities in realising a human right to health, fair? What do richer, healthier societies owe poorer, sicker societies? Just Health: Meeting Health Needs Fairly explores the many ways that social justice is good for the health of populations in developed and developing countries.