Solidarity - Second workshop on solidarity
A second workshop to inform the Council's solidarity fellowship project was held on 7 July 2011 in London. The one-day meeting brought together experts to discuss how the findings of the theoretical analysis carried out so far might be applied to questions of policy making in the areas of:
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biobanks
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lifestyle diseases
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pandemics
Public health - What is public health?
Download a PDF of Chapter 1 - Introduction to public health (131KB)
The environment in which we live affects whether or not we are able to lead healthy lives. ‘Public health’ is about understanding the factors that influence people’s health, and finding ways of improving it. The emphasis of public health policies is prevention rather than treatment of ill health.
read more »Public health: ethical issues report launch
The Council launched its report Public health: ethical issues at a public seminar held in Westminster, London on 13th November 2007. Find out more about this report.
Around 200 people attended, including policy makers, academics, students and others interested in the topic. Working Party members presented the findings of the report and took questions from the audience.
read more »Government and industry not doing enough for our health
The Government and industry are not doing enough to help people live healthy lives, says the Nuffield Council on Bioethics in a report on public health ethics published today. The report, which highlights the importance of reducing health inequalities, looks specifically at alcohol, obesity, smoking, infectious disease and fluoridation of water.
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