Preventing Non-communicable Disease And Promoting Health: Research To Inform Ethical Public Health Action
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$408,388.00
Summary
I am a social scientist with public health training. In public health it is routine to ask: How many people are affected by that disease? – or – What interventions work? We also need to begin asking: What is the right thing to do, and how can we tell? I will study the practice of prevention and health promotion, and how lay people manage their health. I will use the resulting evidence, with stakeholders, to develop new approaches to ethical problems, and ensure that interventions can be ethicall ....I am a social scientist with public health training. In public health it is routine to ask: How many people are affected by that disease? – or – What interventions work? We also need to begin asking: What is the right thing to do, and how can we tell? I will study the practice of prevention and health promotion, and how lay people manage their health. I will use the resulting evidence, with stakeholders, to develop new approaches to ethical problems, and ensure that interventions can be ethically justified.Read moreRead less
Ethical Guidelines And Resources For E-health Research And Practice
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$417,075.00
Summary
I am a research methods expert with training and skills across the domains of psychology, public health and applied ethics. My work examines the ethical implications of using new online, mobile digital and electronic technologies in health research. It is the first empirical study of e-health ethics in Australia, and is also internationally unique. My aim is to enhance the science, practice and impact of new technologies in health through an understanding of associated ethical challenges.