Ethics guidelines for environmental epidemiologists: 2023 revision
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
4-1-2024
Journal
Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Volume
8
Issue
2
DOI
10.1097/EE9.0000000000000299
Keywords
Accountability; Community engagement; Community-based participatory research; Conflict of interest; Institutional review board; Normative standards of practice; Professional standards
Abstract
Recognition of the importance to environmental epidemiology of ethical and philosophical deliberation led, in 1996, to the establishment of Ethics Guidelines for the profession. In 1999, these guidelines were adopted by the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. The guidelines were revised in 2012 and again in 2023 to ensure continued relevance to the major issues facing the field. Comprising normative standards of professional conduct, the guidelines are structured into four subsections: (1) obligations to individuals and communities who participate in research; (2) obligations to society; (3) obligations regarding funders/sponsors and employers; and (4) obligations to colleagues. Through the 2023 revision of the Ethics Guidelines, the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology seeks to ensure the highest possible standards of transparency and accountability for the ethical conduct of environmental epidemiologists engaged in research and public health practice.
APA Citation
Etzel, Ruth A.; Abbas, Nivine H.; Anastario, Michael P.; Mustapha, Adetoun; Osuolale, Olayinka; Sarkar, Atanu; Soyiri, Ireneous N.; Whaibeh, Emile; and Soskolne, Colin L., "Ethics guidelines for environmental epidemiologists: 2023 revision" (2024). GW Authored Works. Paper 4788.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/4788
Department
Environmental and Occupational Health