Which group supported the writing of the Public Health Code of Ethics?

• A. American Public Health Association
• B. American Medical Association
• C. National Public Health Council
• D. World Health Organization

Answer: (A)

Public health ethics codes are produced by the professional groups that guide the field. The American Public Health Association is the leading organization for public health professionals, and it developed and promotes the Public Health Code of Ethics to provide a framework for how public health workers should protect community health, promote equity, and balance individual rights with the common good. The American Medical Association focuses on physicians and medical ethics rather than a broad public health code. The World Health Organization issues international guidance but does not author a single national-level public health ethics code for professionals. The National Public Health Council isn’t the group that produced this code. So the group associated with writing and supporting the Public Health Code of Ethics is the American Public Health Association.