Abstract
The purpose of this article is to find a clue for discussions on the ethics of health communication. It primarily contains an analysis of health communication, specifically, with respect to the CDC's guideline concerning HIV prevention counseling at HIV testing centers. The result of the analysis revealed two key issues of health communication: the asymmetry between a service provider and a client and the restricted scope of health communication. According to the descriptions provided by Bataile and Alain, health communication is multi-dimensional and 'communication concerning health communication' is suggested as the ethics of health communication.
