BOOKS

To be published by Ethics Press in July 2025

Version 2 of the Public Health Code of Ethics, published by the American Public Health Association in 2019. Dr. Thomas was one of the principal authors.

Methods for studying the distribution of infectious diseases in human populations. Published by Oxford University Press in 2001.

CHAPTERS (selected)

Thomas JC. Moral Courage in Public Health Leadership. In: Helm-Murtagh SC, Erwin PC. Leadership in Practice: Essentials for Public Health and Healthcare Leaders. Springer Publications, 2022.

Thomas JC, McNabb S. Principles and ethics of collecting and managing health data. In: Macfarlane SB, AbouZahr C (Eds). Palgrave Handbook of Global Health Data Methods for Policy and Practice. London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.

Thomas JC, Miller R. Codes of Ethics for Public Health. In: Quah S (Ed). International Encyclopedia of Public Health. Oxford: Elsevier, 2016.

Thomas JC. Public Health Ethics. In: Scutchfield FD, Keck CW, Mays GP (Eds.) Principles of Public Health Practice, 4th Ed. Delmar Cengage Learning, 2015.

ARTICLES (selected)

Ethics

Thomas JC. Systemic moral courage. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, February 10, 2025. DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000002126

Thomas JC, Schröder-Bäck P, Czabanowska K, et al. Creating codes of ethics for public health professionals and institutions. Journal of Public Health 2025, https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdae308.

Thomas JC, Dasgupta N. Ethical pandemic control through the lens of the public health code of ethics. Am J Public Health 2020;110z;1171-2.

Lor A, Thomas JC, Barrett D, Ortmann L, Herrera D. Cultural perspectives on key ethical issues in the context of pandemic influenza preparedness and response. Int J Health Policy Management 2016; 5:653–62. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2016.55

Thomas JC, Young S. Wake me up when there’s a crisis: Progress in pandemic influenza ethics preparedness Am J Public Health 2011;101:2080-2.

Social Epidemiology

Thomas JC, Doherty K, Watson-Grant S, Kumar M. Advances in monitoring and evaluation in low- and middle-income countries. Evaluation and Program Planning 2021;89:101994. DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2021.101994

Thomas JC, Reynolds H, Bevc C, Alterescu X, Tsegaye A. Improving referrals and integrating family planning and HIV services through organizational network strengthening. Health Policy and Planning 2015;31:302-8.

Thomas JC, Reynolds H, Bevc C, Tsegaye A. An organizational network analysis perspective on coordination of HIV care and family planning services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BMC Health Services Research 2014;14:22 (doi:10.1186/1472-6963-14-22).

Thomas JC. From slavery to incarceration: Social forces affecting the epidemiology of STDs in the rural South. Sex Trans Dis 2006;33(7 Suppl):S6-10.