Public Health Ethics
The Center for Bioethics advances public health practice and policy that promotes population health while being socially responsible and worthy of trust. We foster this aspect of our mission through academic scholarship, educational opportunities, and statewide collaboration to create ethical guidelines and policies.
MN COVID Ethics Collaborative Guidance:
MCEC has created a number of Minnesota statewide guidances that have been adopted and disseminated by the Minnesota Department of Health.
History of Collaboration
Prior to COVID-19, the Center collaborated to produce previous guidance for the State of Minnesota on pandemic ethics and crisis standards of care, including:
- Minnesota Pandemic Ethics Project Minnesota Department of Health
- Ethical Considerations – Crisis Standards of Care Minnesota Department of Health
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