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1. Is it Ethical to Exclude Obesity as a Disability?

Author

Levenson, Jonathan D., Hamilton, Elizabeth E., Stressman, Stephanie M., and Zucker, Karin W.

Subjects
OBESITY, CONFERENCES & conventions, AIDS, ALCOHOLISM, BENEVOLENCE, CONCEPTUAL structures, GROUP decision making, DISCRIMINATION (Sociology), ENDOWMENTS, HEALTH status indicators, LABOR supply, MEDICAL care costs, MENTAL illness, PEOPLE with disabilities, ETHICAL decision making, AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990, ETHICS
Abstract

The article informs on efforts taken by American Medical Association in fostering change within the medical community reading the treatment of obesity as a disability in the U.S. Topics discussed include enactment of American with Disabilities Act for preventing the rights of disabled individuals; ethical aspect of excluding obesity as a disability; and improving public health in the country.

Published
2017
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13. Cultural Considerations: “Heaven Help Us!”.

Author

Zucker, Karin W. and Swift, Douglas C.

Subjects
*CONFERENCES & conventions, *ATTITUDE (Psychology), *CHRISTIANITY, *CHURCH buildings, *EXECUTIVES, *MEDICAL personnel, *PRAYER, *CULTURAL awareness, *CULTURAL values
Abstract

The article lists the patron saints of various healthcare providers and workers including St. Aloysius Gonzaga, St. Rene Gonpil, and St. Michael the Archangel.

Published
2017
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14. Six States and the District of Columbia Now Permit Physician-Assisted Death.

Author

Boyle, Martin J. and Zucker, Karin W.

Subjects
*ASSISTED suicide, *CONFERENCES & conventions, *FEDERAL government
Abstract

The article informs that states including Oregon, Washington, and Vermont have joined hand for permitting physician assisted death. Topics discussed include take of U.S. Supreme Court on Oregon's Death with Dignity Act; laws governing physician-assisted death in the country; and prohibition of use of federal funds and participation of federal personnel when acting within the scope of their federal employment.

Published
2017
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15. A clinical perspective of the U.S. anti-vaccination epidemic: Considering marginal costs and benefits, CDC best practices guidelines, free riders, and herd immunity.

Author

Anderson, Michael G., Ballinger, Eric A., Benjamin, David, Frenkel, Lawrence D., Hinnant, C. William, and Zucker, Karin W.

Subjects
*HERD immunity, *FREE-rider problem, *DIRECT costing, *BEST practices, *GUIDELINES
Abstract

• Herd immunity to vaccine preventable diseases decreased as vaccine hesitancy (VH) increased. • CDC Guidelines ask physicians to communicate from empathy with VH families (VHFs). • Vaccination performance ratios (VPRs) incentivize by any means necessary to improve VPRs. • Current VPRs' incentives conflict with the CDC's Best Practice Guidelines for Immunizations. • Physicians and VHFs also need Counter-marketing campaigns to inform VHF about herd immunity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2020
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