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Community: The Neglected Tradition of Public Health
Author(s) -
Beauchamp Dan E.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
hastings center report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1552-146X
pISSN - 0093-0334
DOI - 10.2307/3563066
Subject(s) - paternalism , individualism , politics , public health , political science , sociology , government (linguistics) , state (computer science) , law , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , nursing , algorithm , computer science
The dominant language of politics in the United States has been political individualism, with minimal restrictions on property and personal, voluntary conduct. But there are second languages of community that stress cooperation and group action. These second languages include the constitutional tradition for public health. Public health offers a community justification for paternalistic measures that, for example, discourage smoking or require seatbelts.