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
Summary
"In this new book by the author of Just Health Care, 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 at all? The theory has implications for national and global health policy: Can we meet health needs fairly in aging societies? Or protect health in the workplace while respecting individual liberty? Or meet professional obligations and obligations of justice without conflict? When is health reform or the selection of patients for treatment for HIV or coverage for catastrophic health benefits fair? When is an effort to reduce health disparities or to set priorities in realizing 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."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-375) and index
