Application exploration of pandemic films in public health ethics teaching
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2026.09.17
- VernacularTitle:瘟疫电影在公共卫生伦理学教学中的应用探索
- Author:
Qin CHEN
1
;
Tianchi YANG
2
;
Guowei LI
3
;
Guobin CHENG
4
Author Information
1. Department of Public Health， Ningbo No.2 Hospital， Ningbo 315010， China
2. Human Resources and Scientific Research & Education Division， Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention， Ningbo 315000， China
3. Research Center for Life Law， Shanghai University of Political Science and Law， Shanghai 201701， China
4. School of Humanities， Southeast University， Nanjing 210009， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
public health ethics;
pandemic film;
film pedagogy
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2026;39(9):1259-1264
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Public health decision-making is often accompanied by intense ethical controversies， demanding decision-makers not only to possess the moral courage and sense of responsibility to address challenges， but also to master the refined skills of ethical reasoning and value trade-offs. This underscores the increasingly vital role of public health ethics in medical education. Taking the film Contagion as a case， this paper delved into the practical pathways and teaching effectiveness of integrating pandemic films as instructional materials into public health ethics education. It elucidated the unique value of films in teaching public health ethics， namely， they not only stimulate learning interest through emotional resonance but also construct realistic ethical dilemmas via highly immersive cinematic narratives， thereby promoting deeper learning. On this basis， a set of teaching implementation pathways was constructed， including critical steps such as clarification of instructional intent， formulation of learning objectives， development of teaching materials， implementation of classroom instruction， and evaluation and reflection on teaching effectiveness. A qualitative research method was used to assess the teaching effectiveness. The results showed that integrating pandemic films into public health ethics teaching can significantly enhance learners’ enthusiasm for exploration and research， strengthen their ethical decision-making and reasoning abilities in complex situations， and promote the development of their moral literacy. This teaching model provides feasible ideas and practical strategies for methodological innovation in public health ethics education， possessing strong potential for broader application.
