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Abstract
The study of ethics is not new to the field of health education. Trends in today's society have resulted in a renewed emphasis on studying ethics in a variety of disciplines. Society is asking for greater accountability from all professions. The health education profession involves content areas which provide a plethora of opportunities for discussing ethics and ethical reasoning.
The purpose of this article is to describe a proposed model course for the study of ethics in professional preparation programs of health education. Specifically, this paper includes a review of related literature, a discussion on the importance to include ethics instruction in professional preparation programs and a description of proposed course goals, as well as suggested content areas, teaching methods, and student activities to incorporate in a course on ethics instruction as a part of professional preparation programs for health educators.
This proposed course outline is an attempt to suggest a curriculum which will provide students with opportunities to discuss ethical issues in the context of the health education profession. Rather than advocating a certain ethical theory or view, we will provide suggested content areas and instructional strategies which will move beyond the rightness and wrongness of issues and focus on concepts and skills needed in the reasoning process.