Code of Ethics

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the articles The Contributions of Credentialing and the Code of Ethics to Quality Assurance in the Health Education/Promotion Profession (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and Does Health Promotion need a Code of Ethics? Results from an IUHPE mixed method survey (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. It will also be helpful to review the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s web page on Public Health Ethics Training Materials (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Examine ethical concerns, a trait of professionalism within the  health education profession, and review the case studies in your course  textbook (pp. 18-28). Download and familiarize yourself with the Code of Ethics for the Health Education Profession (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. from your resource materials. Develop a paper that addresses the following:

• Understanding the Code: (minimum 1.5 pages)
  • Describe the purpose of a code of ethics for health educators.
  • In one paragraph each (total of six paragraphs for this section) –  describe each of the six articles of the “Code of Ethics for the Health  Education Profession” (ask yourself the questions below as you formulate  each paragraph):
    • What does each article mean?
    • Why is this important to health educators and recipients of health education services?
• Creating a Code Violation: 
  • Create a mock example of a violation of any of the articles/sections.
    • Examples of violations from Article IV are outlined in the cases  printed on pages 18 through 28 of your textbook. You are not permitted  to copy or even develop any similar cases as written in the textbook.  This will result in a zero on this portion of your paper.
    • This is where you can be as creative as you wish. It does not have  to be a realistic example, but it must show a violation of the article  and section(s) in which you are detailing. Have fun with this!
• Resolving the Violation:
  • If you were the person in charge when this violation occurred, outline the steps you would take to resolve it.
  • Develop a procedure to ensure this type of violation would not occur again in your mock organization/agency.

The Ethical Dilemma Assignment

• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your  introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that  indicates the purpose of your paper. For more information, please visit  the following web pages from the Ashford Writing Center: Introductions and Conclusions (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and Thesis Statements (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
• Must use at least two scholarly (in addition to the course text),  one can be the actual “Code of Ethics for the Health Education  Profession” itself. Visit the Ashford University Library to locate a  minimum of two scholarly sources that support your main ideas. Be sure  to integrate your research rather than simply inserting it (for more  information, please review this Integrating Research (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. video). Please be sure to view the Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. tutorial for more information on the Ashford University Library, the research process, and library search tips.