Question

Dealing with unethical behavior in health education and promotion

1. Do you think the profession of health education/promotion should create a similar process to review unethical behavior and if necessary take away the certification of certified health education specialists

2. What might that process look like to you

a. The process of enforcing professional behavior

b. Tte steps of verifying potential wrongdoings

c. A plan of appeal

d. The range of consequences to be considered for those engaging is unprofessional conduct.

Answer 1

Health Education and Promotion is a profession focusing on the behaviours, systems, environments, and policies affecting health at a variety of levels.This profession requires intensive specialised training encompassing the biological, environmental, psychological, social, physical, and medical sciences.Unethical behaviour is an action that falls outside of what is considered morally right or proper for a person, a professionals,

1.Yes i agree that the profession of health education/promotion should create a similar process to review unethical behaviour and if necessary take away the certification or certified health education specialities.As its the profession dedicated to the excellence in the practice of promoting individual,family,community health.The responsibility of all health educators and promoters is to aspire to the highest possible standards of conduct and to encourage the ethical behaviour of all those with whom they work.

2.The process to me may look like a) the process of enforcing professional behaviour.Every health educators and health promoters play a vital role in the lives of people among whom they work, many consider them as their role model.So by enforcing strict rules on unethical behaviours it reminds the health educators and promoters to be on track and to protect their moral conduct.And its important that they are conscious of the penalty that they have to pay if any misbehaviour is identified.