The focus of this class is on applied ethics and its application to public health issues. In addition to examining current issues that might arise during the timeframe of the course, we will address the following: ethical frameworks, theories, and approaches; a unique public health ethics; social justice; ethics surrounding infectious diseases, including surveillance and control; health disparities; environmental and occupational health issues; genetics; smoking cessation; end-of- life issues; conundrums regarding vulnerable populations; public health research; and ethical leadership of public health organizations.