This web page was produced as an assignment for an undergraduate course at Davidson College:

  The Application of Public Health Ethics to the Genomic Revolution

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  11. Public health institutions should ensure the professional competence of their employees



  Few have receieved any training in the field of genomics due to its newness


  As more knowledge is gained in the field of genomics it will become more and more unethical for public health centers to employ practitioners that are unable to inform the public or influence policy : CDC