Identify and describe ethical issues related to childhood obesity in Alaska. Ethical issues may include the Belmont Report identified issues of “Respect for Persons,” “Beneficence,” and “Justice” or disparities in health outcomes or funding, among other issues. In this brief, consider what can be done to achieve equity in future policy efforts.
Your ethics brief should identify:
- Ethical issues in the current policy environment.
- Ways the status quo is increasing/decreasing health disparities and affecting other ethical issues.
- Some potential pitfalls or unintended consequences of current policy approaches.
- What kind of resources (political, economic, social, legal), if any, would be needed to improve ethical issues in this policy area?
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