Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-Related Health Hazards Involving Children

Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-Related Health Hazards Involving Children

  • Autor: O'Connell, Mary Ellen; Lo, Bernard
  • Editor: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309097260
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309653916
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309164924
  • Lloc de publicació:  United States
  • Any de publicació digital: 2005
  • Mes: Novembre
  • Pàgines: 217
  • Idioma: Anglés
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.
  • FrontMatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Boxes, Figures, and Tables
  • Preface
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Housing and Health
  • 3 Grimes v. Kennedy Krieger Institute: Revisiting the Ethical Issues
  • 4 Characteristics of Housing Health Hazards Research
  • 5 Community Involvement
  • 6 Parental Permission, Consent, and Payment
  • 7 Researchers’ Responsibilities
  • 8 Research Oversight
  • References and Bibliography
  • Appendix Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff