n. an approach to ethics and politics that advocates a middle way between communism and liberalism, emphasizing family and community interests as well as individual *autonomy, social responsibilities, and personal rights.
the ethics of population (as opposed to individual) health, including issues related to epidemiology, disease prevention, health promotion, *justice, and *equality. Public health ethics is commonly concerned with the tensions between individual *autonomy and *communitarianism and/or *utilitarianism.... public health ethics
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