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Journals

The Health Promotion Journal of Australia’s Ethics Special Issue deals with ethics and health promotion. In all papers in this special issue, there is a recognition that research, theory, policy and practice in health promotion is ethically contentious and demanding, and – ultimately – challenging.

Other Journals

Critical Public Health: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccph20/current

Public Health Ethics Journal: https://academic.oup.com/phe

Health Promotion International: https://academic.oup.com/heapro

Peer-reviewed literature

Bartlett, O., Capewell, S. (2021) Different ethical standards for different ethical problems? A commentary on ‘Responsibility, Prudence and Health Promotion’, Journal of Public Health, 43(3): e489–e490. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa006

Braunack-Mayer, A., & Louise, J. (2008). The ethics of community empowerment: Tensions in health promotion theory and practice. Global Health Promotion, 15(3). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1025382308095648

Brown, R., Maslen, H., Savulescu, J. (2019). Against Moral Responsibilisation of Health: Prudential Responsibility and Health Promotion, Public Health Ethics, 12(2): 114–129. https://doi.org/10.1093/phe/phz006

Carter, S. (2012). What is health promotion ethics? Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 23(1). 4-4. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1071/HE12004

Carter, S. (2014). Health promotion: an ethical analysis. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 25(1): 19-24. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1071/HE13074

Carter, S., Cribb, A., & Allegrante, J. (2012). How to think about health promotion ethics. BMC, 34(9). https://publichealthreviews.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1007/BF03391661

Carter, S., Klinner, C., Kerridge, I., Rychetnik, L., Li, V., & Fry, D. (2012). The ethical commitments of health promotion practitioners: An empirical study from New South Wales, Australia. Public Health Ethics, 5(2): 128-139. https://academic.oup.com/phe/article/5/2/128/1488808

Carter, S., Rychetnik, L., Lloyd, B., Kerridge, I., Baur, L., Bauman, A., Hooker, C., & Zask, A. (2011). Evidence, ethics, and values: a framework for health promotion. American Journal of Public Health, 101(3): 465-72. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21233436/

Dawson, A., Grill, K. Health Promotion: Conceptual and Ethical Issues, Public Health Ethics, 5(2): 101–103. https://doi.org/10.1093/phe/phs024

Green, L. (2014). Closing the chasm between research and practice: Evidence of and for change. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 25(1): 25-29. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1071/HE13101

Gregg, J., & O’Hara, L. (2007). Values and principles evident in current health promotion practice. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 18(1): 7-11. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1071/HE07007

Guttman, N. (2017). Ethical issues in health promotion and communication interventions. Communication. https://oxfordre.com/communication/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228613-e-118

International Union for Health Promotion and Education (2016). IUHPE Core Competencies and Professional Standards for Health Promotion. https://www.iuhpe.org/images/JC-Accreditation/Core_Competencies_Standards_linkE.pdf

Mittelmark, M. (2007). Setting an ethical agenda for health promotion. Health Promotion International, 23(1): 78-85. https://academic.oup.com/heapro/article/23/1/78/553440

McPhail-Bell K. 'We don't tell people what to do': Ethical practice and Indigenous health promotion. Health promotion journal of Australia :. 2015;26(3):195-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26599355/

O' Hara L, Taylor J, Barnes M. The extent to which the public health 'war on obesity' reflects the ethical values and principles of critical health promotion: A multimedia critical discourse analysis. Health promotion journal of Australia. 2015;26(3):246-54. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26608800/

O' Hara L, Taylor J, Barnes M. The invisibilization of health promotion in Australian public health initiatives. Health promotion international. 2018;33(1):49-59. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27436410/

O' Hara L, Taylor J, Barnes M. The invisibilization of health promotion in Australian public health initiatives. Health promotion international. 2018;33(1):49-59.

Parker, E., Gould, T., Fleming, M. (2007). Ethics in health promotion – reflections in practice. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 18(1): 69-72. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1071/HE07069

Parker, E., Gould, T. & Fleming, M. (2007). Ethics in health promotions – reflections on practice. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 18(1):69-72. 1. https://www.publish.csiro.au/he/pdf/he07069

Porter, C. M. (2016). Revisiting Precede–Proceed: A leading model for ecological and ethical health promotion. Health Education Journal, 75(6): 753-764. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896915619645

Raphael, D. (2000). The question of evidence in health promotion. Health Promotion International, 15(4): 355-367. https://academic.oup.com/heapro/article/15/4/355/595952

Reilly, T., Crawford, G., Lobo, R., Leavy, J., & Jancey, J. (2016). Ethics and health promotion practice: exploring attitudes and practices in Western Australian health organisations. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 27(1): 54-60. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1071/HE15059

Sindall, C. (2002). Does health promotion need a code of ethics? Health Promotion International, 17(3): 201-203. https://academic.oup.com/heapro/article/17/3/201/596937

Solberg, B. (2021). The Ethics of Health Promotion: From Public Health to Health Care. In: Haugan, G., Eriksson, M. (eds) Health Promotion in Health Care – Vital Theories and Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63135-2_3

Tannahill, A. (2008). Beyond evidence--to ethics: a decision-making framework for health promotion, public health and health improvement. Health Promotion International 23(4):380-90. Beyond evidence--to ethics: a decision-making framework for health promotion, public health and health improvement - PubMed (nih.gov)

Tretheway R, Taylor J, O’ Hara L. Finding new ways to practise critically: applying a critical reflection model with Australian health promotion practitioners. Reflective practice. 2017;18(5):627-40. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14623943.2017.1307721?journalCode=crep20

Tretheway, R. Taylor, J., O’Hara, L., & Percival, N. (2015). A missing ethical competency? A review of critical reflection in health promotion. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 26(3). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1071/HE15047

Websites

World Health Organization: Global health ethics: https://www.who.int/health-topics/ethics-and-health#tab=tab_1

National Health and Medical Research Council: Ethics and integrity:  https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/research-policy/ethics-and-integrity

Methodspace: 3Ethics | MethodSpace:  https://www.methodspace.com/blog/research-ethics-ethics-challenged-world

Ethics Frameworks for Public Health: http://www.ncchpp.ca/708/Repertoire_of_Frameworks.ccnpps

Ethics: http://www.ncchpp.ca/55/Ethics.ccnpps

Public health ethics and ethical research: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/public-health-practice/public-health-ethics-ethical-research.html

American Public health Association Public Health Code of Ethics: https://www.apha.org/-/media/files/pdf/membergroups/ethics/code_of_ethics.ashx

Public Health Leadership Society: https://www.apha.org/-/media/files/pdf/membergroups/ethics/ethics_brochure.ashx.

Government of Canada - Public Health Ethics Framework: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/canadas-reponse/ethics-framework-guide-use-response-covid-19-pandemic.html

Community Health Ethics Office: http://www.communityresearchethics.com/background/

 

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