Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-Related Health Hazards Involving Children (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780309097260)

Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-Related Health Hazards Involving Children explores the ethical issues posed when conducting research designed to identify, understand, or ameliorate housing-related health hazards among children. Such research involves children as subjects and is conducted in the home and in communities. It is often conducted with children in low-income families given the disproportionate prevalence of housing-related conditions such as lead poisoning, asthma, and fatal injuries among these children. This book emphasizes five key elements to address the particular ethical concerns raised by these characteristics: involving the affected community in the research and responding to their concerns; ensuring that parents understand the essential elements of the research; adopting uniform federal guidelines for such research by all sponsors (Subpart D of 45 CFR 46); providing guidance on key terms in the regulations; and viewing research oversight as a system with important roles for researchers, IRBs and their research institutions, sponsors and regulators of research, and the community.

Author: Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc
ISBN-10: 0309097266
ISBN-13: 9780309097260
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Published: 12/10/2005
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.48d