PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS MUST BALANCE THE RIGHTS AND CONCERNS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH THE NEEDS AND SAFETY OF SOCIETY. FOR EXAMPLE, SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRE VACCINATIONS TO PREVENT DISEASE OUTBREAKS?
DOES THE GOVERNMENT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE SUCH HEALTH BEHAVIORS? WHY OR WHY NOT? IN OTHER WORDS, WHOSE RIGHTS SHOULD PREVAIL THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO FREEDOM OR THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC TO STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY? HOW WOULD YOU BALANCE THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY? SHOW SUPPORT FOR YOUR RESPONSE WITH FACTUAL EVIDENCE
Public health interventions must balance the rights and concerns of individuals with the needs and safety of society. For example, should the government require vaccinations to prevent disease outbreaks? Does the government have the authority to enforce such health behaviors? Why or Why not? In other words, whose rights should prevail the rights of the individual to freedom or the rights of the public to stay safe and healthy? How would you balance the rights of individual and society? Show Support for your Response with factual evidence
Public health interventions must balance the rights and concerns of individuals with the needs and safety of society. For example, should the government require vaccinations to prevent disease outbreaks? Does the government have the authority to enforce such health behaviors? Why or Why not? In other words, whose rights should prevail the rights of the individual to freedom or the rights of the public to stay safe and healthy? How would you balance the rights of individual and society? Show Support for your Response with factual evidence
Public health interventions must balance the rights and concerns of individuals with the needs and safety of society. For example, should the government require vaccinations to prevent disease outbreaks? Does the government have the authority to enforce such health behaviors? Why or Why not? In other words, whose rights should prevail the rights of the individual to freedom or the rights of the public to stay safe and healthy? How would you balance the rights of individual and society? Show Support for your Response with factual evidence
Public health interventions must balance the rights and concerns of individuals with the needs and safety of society. For example, should the government require vaccinations to prevent disease outbreaks? Does the government have the authority to enforce such health behaviors? Why or Why not? In other words, whose rights should prevail the rights of the individual to freedom or the rights of the public to stay safe and healthy? How would you balance the rights of individual and society? Show Support for your Response with factual evidence
Public health interventions must balance the rights and concerns of individuals with the needs and safety of society. For example, should the government require vaccinations to prevent disease outbreaks? Does the government have the authority to enforce such health behaviors? Why or Why not? In other words, whose rights should prevail the rights of the individual to freedom or the rights of the public to stay safe and healthy? How would you balance the rights of individual and society? Show Support for your Response with factual evidence