Just Health: Meeting Health Needs Fairly

by Norman Daniels

• ISBN13: 9780521876322
• ISBN10: 052187632X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-22
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

In this new book by the award-winning author of Just Healthcare, Norman Daniels develops a comprehensive theory of justice for health that answers three key questions: What is the special moral importance of health? When are health inequalities unjust? How can we meet health needs fairly when we cannot meet them all? The theory has implications for national and global health policy: Can we meet health needs fairly in aging societies? Or protect health in the workplace while respecting individual liberty? Or meet professional obligations and obligations of justice without conflict?

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
A Theory of Justice and Health
Three Questions of Justice	p. 11
What Is the Special Moral Importance of Health?	p. 29
When Are Health Inequalities Unjust? The Social Determinants of Health	p. 79
How Can We Meet Health Needs Fairly When We Can't Meet Them All? Accountability for Reasonable Resource Allocation	p. 103
What Do We Owe Each Other? Implications of an Integrated Theory of Justice and Health	p. 140
Challenges
Global Aging and Intergenerational Equity	p. 161
Consent to Workplace Risk and Health Protection	p. 191
Medical Professionalism and the Care We Should Get	p. 218
Uses
Fairness in Health Sector Reform	p. 243
Accountability for Reasonableness in Developing Countries: Two Applications	p. 274
Reducing Health Disparities: No Simple Matter	p. 297
Priority Setting and Human Rights	p. 313
International Health Inequalities and Global Justice: A Concluding Challenge	p. 333
References	p. 357
Index	p. 377
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