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Project-Based Learning Guidelines for Health Sciences Students: An Analysis with Data Mining and Qualitative Techniques

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[Public health program planning through the capabilities lens].

E Breton¹, W Sherlaw

¹Département sciences humaines, sociales et des comportements de santé, École des hautes études en santé publique, avenue du Professeur-Léon-Bernard, Rennes, France. eric.breton@ehesp.fr

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|May 21, 2013

Summary

Amartya Sen's capability theory challenges public health planning, urging focus on living conditions and individual impacts of tobacco control measures. This ethical lens may prioritize freedom over health outcomes.

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Project-Based Learning Guidelines for Health Sciences Students: An Analysis with Data Mining and Qualitative Techniques

Project-Based Learning Guidelines for Health Sciences Students: An Analysis with Data Mining and Qualitative Techniques

Published on: December 9, 2022

Area of Science:

Public Health Ethics
Distributive Justice
Health Policy Analysis

Background:

Amartya Sen's capability approach offers a framework for evaluating social arrangements and public policy.
Traditional public health planning often focuses on aggregate health outcomes, potentially overlooking individual well-being and freedoms.
Tobacco control strategies, guided by organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO), aim to reduce tobacco use and its associated harms.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe Amartya Sen's capability approach and its theoretical implications for public health.
To apply Sen's framework to analyze the ethical considerations within tobacco control programs.
To examine how the capability approach influences the evaluation of public health interventions and policy decisions.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis of Amartya Sen's theory of capabilities.
Application of the capability approach to existing public health objectives and measures in tobacco control.
Evaluation of WHO's MPOWER package through the lens of capabilities and individual freedoms.

Main Results:

Translating public health objectives into capabilities necessitates greater attention to diverse population living conditions.
Measures restricting tobacco access require scrutiny for their differential impacts on various adult groups.
The capability approach raises questions about policies that may restrict individual freedoms for the sake of health.

Conclusions:

The capability approach provides a critical ethical perspective on public health program design and decision-making.
Applying this theory to tobacco control highlights potential conflicts between health goals and individual liberties.
This ethical framework may lead to controversial conclusions, potentially prioritizing freedom over health outcomes.