Question

The diversity movement suggests that our differences should not have economic, social, or political consequences and that we should be entitled to the same access to resources and opportunities regardless of our differences. However, the human suffering resulting from Hurricane Katrina and the images of victims have stimulated a debate about differential access to resources.

What are the potential ethical issues that researchers may face when conducting public health research targeting vulnerable populations?

What are the specific vulnerable groups that are potentially at risk as a result of the disaster? Why?

What are the specific strategies that you would propose to ensure equity? Explain.

What are the strategies that you would recommend to prevent potential human rights violations? Explain.

Answer 1

DISASTER MANAGEMENT: can be defined as an occurrence either nature or manmade that causes human suffering and creates human needs that victims cannot alleviate without assistance.

POTENTIAL ETHICAL ISSUES WHEN CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH: Willingness of the vulnerable population is very important while conducting a public health research. A written consent should be signed from the targeting group and permission to record the interview also be obtained from the participants. Furthermore, when conducting research on human subjects, the researchers should respect the population and maintain a human diginity, privacy and autonomy.

VULNERABLE GROUP OF PEOPLE AT RISK: The population at risk at the time of Hurricane Katrina were a) elderly people, who is more than 65 years of age b) individuals with disabilities c) pregnant women d) children and e) prisoner's. Why because, these vulnerable people should get adequate support and special needs to evacuate from the area during the disaster.

STRATEGIES TO ENSURE EQUITY: A) Rebuilding after a disaster provides significant opportunities to initiate development programmes. B) Development programmes can increase an area's susceptibility to disasters. C) education and training officials and the population on how to respond to disasters. D) train first- aid and emergency response teams E) Establish emergency response policies, standards, organizational arrangements and operational plans to be followed by emergency workers and other response entities after a disaster.

RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES TO PREVENT POTENTIAL HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: A) The first way to prevent human rights violation is adequate knowledge of human rights. B) One of the easiest ways to get violated is giving bribes. So never give bribe on whatever reasons C) educate the violator- by educating a violator, it indirectly appeals on hthe persons raw emotions and helps to raise their dead conscience.D) never let go when you are violated- respond by writing a short notes on social media or approach the authority to complain and seek redress. E) expose the culprit and publish the encounter F) protect the right for others and never violate others.