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HERO ID

7023478

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Human Dignity as Leading Principle in Public Health Ethics: A Multi-Case Analysis of 21st Century German Health Policy Decisions

Author(s)

Winter, SF; Winter, SF; ,

Year

2018

Publisher

KERMAN UNIV MEDICAL SCIENCES

Location

KERMAN

Page Numbers

210-224

Language

English

PMID

29524950

DOI

10.15171/ijhpm.2017.67

Web of Science Id

WOS:000432639200003

Abstract

There is ample evidence that since the turn of the millennium German health policy made a considerable step towards prevention and health promotion, putting the strategies of 'personal empowerment' and 'settings based approach' high on the federal government's agenda. This phenomenon has challenged the role of ethics in health policy. Concurrently, increasing relevance of the Concept of Human Dignity for health and human rights has been discussed. However, a direct relationship between Human Dignity and Public Health Ethics (PHE) has surprisingly not yet been established.