Ethics guidelines for environmental epidemiologists

Etzel, Ruth A.; Abbas, Nivine H.; Anastario, Michael P.; Mustapha, Adetoun; Osuolale, Olayinka; Sarkar, Atanu; Soyiri, Ireneous N.; Whaibeh, Emile; Soskolne, Colin L.

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.

Citation

Etzel, R. A., Abbas, N. H., Anastario, M. P., Mustapha, A., Osuolale, O., Sarkar, A., Soyiri, I. N., Whaibeh, E., & Soskolne, C. L. (2024). Ethics guidelines for environmental epidemiologists. Environmental Epidemiology, 8(2), Article E299. https://doi.org/10.1097/EE9.0000000000000299

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Acceptance Date: Feb 12, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Mar 12, 2024
• Publication Date: Apr 12, 2024
• Deposit Date: Apr 1, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 2, 2024
• Journal: Environmental Epidemiology
• Electronic ISSN: 2474-7882
• Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 2
• Article Number: E299
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/EE9.0000000000000299
• Keywords: Accountability; Community engagement; Conflict of interest; Institutional review board; Community-based participatory research; Professional standards; Normative standards of practice
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4614424