Saturday, September 8, 2018

M3.2 Vulnerable populations

Some points that stood out to me/thoughts that came from the videos and readings are:
  • we need more upstreamists who can identify public health problems, their root causes, and be able to mobilize resources toward solutions.
  • children are more susceptible than adults to environmental hazards. Their exposures can be multiple folds than that of their parents. 
  • environmental hazards are preventable...however, we are not good at preventing. we have weak laws/lack of policies that do not protect consumers from exposures to hazards. therefore, we spend millions dealing with the aftermath. 
  • how much can we trust the BPA free labels?
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1 comment:

  1. UnknownSeptember 14, 2018 at 5:16 PM

    I really liked the concept of upstreamists in this video as well. It made me realize how important we will be as public health professionals and how rare it is to have people examine the root causes of issues, especially in low-income populations like South Central LA.

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