“Diamond Guide to Health Care Ethics” was written in response to a need the author noted while teaching the topic for many years at the community college level. Her students are being educated as nurses, lab technicians, respiratory therapists… and come from a very wide range of backgrounds, (cultural, age, language abilities, educational backgrounds…). Many of them already work in the medical field as home health aides, dietary technicians, and senior caregivers. What these students do not need is an overly-complex, densely written text of philosophical concepts. What they do need is a practical guide to sorting through the ethical issues they will face in their work in the health care field, so that they can make good – and quick – ethical decisions. After laying the foundation of the workings of philosophy and ethics, this text moves straight into the fundamental principles used to guide the conduct of health care professionals. It then moves on to discuss the big ethical issues facing society, and finally many of the public health issues our communities are grappling with today. It includes deep coverage of the important topics of cultural competence, social injustice, and inequalities in health care, which have been underrepresented in traditional textbooks on health care ethics. The text is written in plain, open language which invites the student to consider the ethical issues and use logical argument to support their ethical claims. Links to current websites, articles, and videos keep the content fresh for students and can be updated as new issues arise. Each chapter is followed by a multiple-choice quiz designed to further stimulate the student’s thinking process. It is a text that could easily be adapted to a variety of teaching schedules and instructor styles, with good student results.