User profiles for "author:Rebecca CH Brown"

Rebecca CH Brown

Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
Verified email at philosophy.ox.ac.uk
Cited by 977

The scientific and ethical feasibility of immunity passports

RCH Brown, D Kelly, D Wilkinson… - The Lancet infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
There is much debate about the use of immunity passports in the response to the COVID-19
pandemic. Some have argued that immunity passports are unethical and impractical …

[HTML][HTML] Designing and using incentives to support recruitment and retention in clinical trials: a scoping review and a checklist for design

B Parkinson, R Meacock, M Sutton, E Fichera, N Mills… - Trials, 2019 - Springer
Background Recruitment and retention of participants are both critical for the success of
trials, yet both remain significant problems. The use of incentives to target participants and …

Passport to freedom? Immunity passports for COVID-19

RCH Brown, J Savulescu, B Williams… - Journal of Medical …, 2020 - jme.bmj.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has led a number of countries to introduce restrictive
'lockdown'policies on their citizens in order to control infection spread. Immunity passports …

Moral responsibility for (un) healthy behaviour

RCH Brown - Journal of Medical Ethics, 2013 - jme.bmj.com
Combatting chronic, lifestyle-related disease has become a healthcare priority in the
developed world. The role personal responsibility should play in healthcare provision has …

[HTML][HTML] The unnaturalistic fallacy: COVID-19 vaccine mandates should not discriminate against natural immunity

J Pugh, J Savulescu, RCH Brown… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - jme.bmj.com
COVID-19 vaccine requirements have generated significant debate. Here, we argue that, on
the evidence available, such policies should have recognised proof of natural immunity as a …

Acceptability of financial incentives to improve health outcomes in UK and US samples

M Promberger, RCH Brown, RE Ashcroft… - Journal of medical …, 2011 - jme.bmj.com
In an online study conducted separately in the UK and the US, participants rated the
acceptability and fairness of four interventions: two types of financial incentives (rewards and …

[HTML][HTML] Resisting moralisation in health promotion

RCH Brown - Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 2018 - Springer
Health promotion efforts are commonly directed towards encouraging people to discard
'unhealthy'and adopt 'healthy'behaviours in order to tackle chronic disease. Typical targets …

Against moral responsibilisation of health: prudential responsibility and health promotion

RCH Brown, H Maslen, J Savulescu - Public Health Ethics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
In this article, we outline a novel approach to understanding the role of responsibility in
health promotion. Efforts to tackle chronic disease have led to an emphasis on personal …

Responsibility in healthcare across time and agents

RCH Brown, J Savulescu - Journal of Medical Ethics, 2019 - jme.bmj.com
It is unclear whether someone's responsibility for developing a disease or maintaining his or
her health should affect what healthcare he or she receives. While this dispute continues, we …

Responsibility, prudence and health promotion

RCH Brown, H Maslen, J Savulescu - Journal of Public Health, 2019 - academic.oup.com
This article considers the role of responsibility in public health promotion. Efforts to tackle
non-communicable diseases which focus on changing individual behaviour and reducing …