IntroductionPublic health is an important aspect of human life and health professionals must ensure that they provide appropriate health services to human beings to ensure their protection. Public health is an art and science charged with the responsibility of preventing diseases, thereby prolonging the life of an individual and promoting health through different organizations, health societies, public and private (Aginam, 2005). Most of the public is concerned with disease prevention rather than cure, because practitioners believe in the fundamental principle that prevention is better than cure. Although it plays an important role in prevention, public health also contributes to the treatment of various diseases. This article presents an in-depth discussion of public health ethical concerns and their potential obstacles. During the discussion, the paper gives an assessment of national and international policies used to dismantle structural inequalities, the impact of policy and potential corruption on the implementation of appropriate public health services (Gostin & Milbank Memorial Fund, 2002). Additionally, it provides an overview of the effects of international law on the protection of vulnerable populations, the evaluation of resource allocations, ethical considerations, and the strategies available for obtaining the data necessary to ameliorate ethical concerns. Ethical Concerns The main categories of ethical concerns in the public health field and the provision of necessary health care practices include paternalism, responsibilities, utilitarianism, liberalization, rights and freedom of patients with regard to concerns the prevention and treatment of diseases. It is important that all this...... middle of paper ......(2000). Ethics in public and community health. New York: Routledge Publishers. Gostin, L. & Milbank Memorial Fund (2002). Public health law and ethics: a reader. California: University of California Press. Martin, R. and Johnson, L. (2001). Law and public dimension of health. United Kingdom: Cavendish Publishing Ltd. Peckham, S. & Hann, A. (2010). Public health ethics and practice. United Kingdom: Policy Press. Public Health Leadership Society (2002). Principles of ethical public health practice. Accessed March 2, 2011, from http://www.apha.org/NR/rdonlyres/1CED3CEA-287E-4185-9CBD-BD405FC60856/0/ethicsbrochure.pdf Schneider, M. (2011). Introduction to Public Health (3rd ed.). Ontario: Jones and Bartlett PublishersUsohs.gov (2010). US Health Stakeholders: US Public Health Service. Accessed March 2, 2011 from http://www.usphs.gov/