PoPulationand Public HealtH etHics
PoPulationand Public HealtH etHics
PoPulationand Public HealtH etHics
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Questions for discussion<br />
1 Is this surveillance initiative appropriate?<br />
2 Can you explain why you consider this surveillance ethically appropriate<br />
or not appropriate?<br />
3 If the project sought active consent from parents, would this increase<br />
the case for follow up of “at-risk” children?<br />
4 What are the health unit’s obligations for action after this activity?<br />
acknowleDgeMents<br />
This case was initially prepared for a presentation at the Ontario <strong>Public</strong> Health<br />
Association conference in 2009 reporting on the use of cases for teaching<br />
public health ethics to Ontario public health professionals.<br />
reFerences<br />
1 The <strong>Public</strong> Health Agency of Canada. (2011). Obesity in Canada: A joint report<br />
from the <strong>Public</strong> Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health<br />
Information. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2011, Cat.: HP5-<br />
107/2011E-PDF, ISBN: 978-1-100-18133-2 Retrieved from: http://secure.cihi.ca/<br />
cihiweb/products/Obesity_in_canada_2011_en.pdf<br />
2 Singh A. S., Mulder C., Twisk J. W., van Mechelen W. & Chinapaw M. J. (2008).<br />
Tracking of childhood overweight into adulthood: a systematic review of the<br />
literature. Obesity Reviews, Sept:(5):474–88. Epub 2008. Mar 5.<br />
Obesity Surveillance in School Children<br />
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