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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  5. Public health should seek the information needed to implement effective policies and programs that protect and promote health




  Our ability to design new genetic tools and methods outpaces our systematic assessment of the efficacy of our tools and methods [see Principle 4: Genomic Test Utility]


  Conjecture is too often used to assess the utility of a method: Is this real


  Justice issues regarding assessment

        AIDS vaccine or evaluation of genomic technologies