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Persons with Disabilities and Public Health Ethics
Oxford Handbook of Public Health Ethics (2019)
  • Robyn M. Powell, University of Oklahoma College of Law
  • Monika Mitra
  • Linda Long-Bellil
Abstract
This chapter draws on medical, social, and legal perspectives to identify and highlight ethical issues pertaining to the treatment, representation, and inclusion of persons with disabilities in public health policy and practice. A brief history of disability in the United States is provided as a context for examining the key ethical issues related to public health policy and practice. Conceptual frameworks and approaches to disability are then described and applied. The chapter then discusses the imperativeness of expanding access to public health programs by persons with disabilities, the need to address implicit and structural biases, and the importance of including persons with disabilities in public health decision-making.
Keywords
  • public health,
  • disability,
  • public policy,
  • ethics,
  • biases
Publication Date
2019
Editor
Anna C. Mastroianni
Publisher
Oxford University Press
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190245191.013.20
Citation Information
Robyn M. Powell, Monika Mitra and Linda Long-Bellil. "Persons with Disabilities and Public Health Ethics" Oxford Handbook of Public Health Ethics (2019) p. 219 - 231
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robyn-powell/7/