Contributors to this book have written to analyze the major ethical issues in public and community health. They also examine all aspects of public healthcare. Up-to-date theories are used to provide a complete introduction to public health.

Part 1 Rationing and Prioritisation; Chapter 1 Application of Ethical Theory to Rationing in Health Care in the UK, Peter Bradley; Chapter 2 Ethics and the Extra-Contractual Referral, Henrietta Ewart; Chapter 3 The prioritisation of Health Care in Oxfordshire, Siân Griffiths; Chapter 4 Using a Citizens’ Jury to involve the Public in a Decision about Priorities, Gill Needham; Chapter 5 International Perspectives on Priority-Setting in Health Care, Louise Locock; Part 2 Screening; Chapter 6 Screening, Pat Troop; Chapter 7 Genetic Tests, Screening and Priorities in Health Care, Jan Helge Solbakk, Homa Hasan; Chapter 8 Antenatal Screening, Corinne Camilleri-Ferrante; Chapter 9 Childhood Screening, Sarah Stewart-Brown; Part 3 Health Promotion, Research and Public Participation in Health Care; Chapter 10 Research Methods in Public Health, Amanda Burls, Juan Cabello-López; Chapter 11 Public Participation in Public Health Decisions, Amanda Burls; Chapter 12 Ethical Considerations in Water Fluoridation, Ruth Holt, John Beal, Joanna Breach; Chapter 13 Should Childhood Immunisation be Compulsory?, Peter Bradley; Chapter 14 Ethical Issues in Dental Screening and Surveying of Schoolchildren, Nigel Monaghan;