Arthur Caplan: How Ethics Services Public Health

How Ethics Services Public Health “If you want to achieve the public good, marry ethics properly with the facts,” Dr. Arthur Caplan said May 7 in remarks to the National Science Board. Using the problem of low rates of flu vaccinations as a case study, Caplan tells how bioethics can change behaviors. Caplan is the 2014 individual recipient of the National Science Board’s prestigious Public Service Award, recognizing his leadership and successful initiatives in the field of bioethics.