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Public Health. vs. Individuals’ Rights. A presentation for: Warner Pacific College Introduction to Public Health Administration Professor Linda Shan Presented by: Kevin Armstrong, Julie Baker, and Karleen Aichele October 8, 2013.
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Public Health vs. Individuals’ Rights A presentation for: Warner Pacific College Introduction to Public Health Administration Professor Linda Shan Presented by: Kevin Armstrong, Julie Baker, and Karleen Aichele October 8, 2013 Image credited to: http://the-undercurrent.com/its-none-of-your-business-say-it-about-more-than-just-government-surveillance
Public Health Outline History vs. Individuals’ Rights Definition of Public Health Initiatives Solutions & ours Society’s Image credited to: http://the-undercurrent.com/its-none-of-your-business-say-it-about-more-than-just-government-surveillance
Public Health Outline History vs. Individuals’ Rights Definition of Public Health Initiatives Solutions Questions Image credited to: http://the-undercurrent.com/its-none-of-your-business-say-it-about-more-than-just-government-surveillance
Public Health Deciding what is best for YOU… Who is better at deciding … society or you? vs. Individuals’ Rights When should you not decide what is best for you? What should be decided for you? Where do we draw the line? Why does it matter? http://www.inc.com/uploaded_files/image/032912_Healthcare_Debate_CornBaller_575x270-panoramic_15209.jpg
Public Health What is Public Health… what was the mission “the protection of the public from external hazards and conditions conducive to germs, bacteria, and viruses.” vs. Individuals’ Rights Image credited to: http://www.wbur.org/npr/155861308/medicaid-expansion-goes-overlooked-in-supreme-court-anticipation?ft=3&f=155861308
Public Health History of Public Health Deciding… Quarantines vs. Individuals’ Rights Prohibition Gun Control Seatbelts Car Seats Image credited to: http://www.wbur.org/npr/155861308/medicaid-expansion-goes-overlooked-in-supreme-court-anticipation?ft=3&f=155861308
Public Health History of Public Health Deciding… Helmets vs. Individuals’ Rights Tobacco Food Product Labeling Soda SODA? Image credited to: http://www.wbur.org/npr/155861308/medicaid-expansion-goes-overlooked-in-supreme-court-anticipation?ft=3&f=155861308
Public Health New York Soda Ban Background vs. Individuals’ Rights Board of Health Members Image credited to: http://http://mycookingrecipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Soda-Ban-610x407.jpg
Public Health New York Soda Ban Background vs. Individuals’ Rights Board of Health Members Mayor Bloomberg Mayor Bloomberg’s Accomplishments The Five Borough numbers Image credited to: http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1088259.1338946601!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/soda2n-2-web.jpg
Public Health New York Soda Ban Anti-Obesity and Related Programs vs. Individuals’ Rights Soda Industry Fights Back Lobbyists hired New York Appellate Court Strikes Down Ban What’s the world coming to? Image credited to: hhttps://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS1wbknaxd_j_YB5VVqbxF_WQuQhrS8TevN3FsWyt330PzOo1Gs
Public Health A Case of… Mission Creep Public Health “the protection of the public from external hazards and conditions conducive to germs, bacteria, and viruses...” vs. Individuals’ Rights Public Health…Expanding…..Encroaching….Invading Mission Creep “gradual broadening of the original objectives of a mission or organization…” Image credited http://becomingellipsismark.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/vine_on_stone_wall.jpg
Public Health A Case of… Mission Creep From quarantines/disease prevention vs. Individuals’ Rights Social “engineering” Returning at times to its origins Image credited http://becomingellipsismark.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/vine_on_stone_wall.jpg
Public Health A Case of… Mission Creep …and Iron Triangles Society made up of…. vs. Individuals’ Rights Citizens, Politicians, and Agencies Dictating agendas…”for our own good” Recap Image credited http://becomingellipsismark.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/vine_on_stone_wall.jpg
Public Health A Case of… Mission Creep…and Iron Triangles Quarantines vs. Individuals’ Rights Helmets Seatbelts Tobacco Car Seats Soda Image credited http://becomingellipsismark.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/vine_on_stone_wall.jpg
Public Health A Case of… Mission Creep Organization vs. Organism vs. Individuals’ Rights Complex and Adaptive Seeking a host on which to thrive Mission Creep/Organization = Tumor/Organism Both seek a host on which to thrive… survive Image credited http://auto-health.blogspot.com/2011/03/cancer-general-info.html
Public Health Curtailing the Creep * Funding = LIFE BLOOD of organization vs. Individuals’ Rights * Mission Creep & NOT primary mission divert funding from research and essential services Image credited http://auto-health.blogspot.com/2011/03/cancer-general-info.html
Public Health Something to think about… What is important to me….. May not be important to you. vs. Individuals’ Rights
Public Health Something to think about… “What is a democracy supposed to do? Is a democracy supposed to vs. Individuals’ Rights reflect the majority opinion OR should the democracy weigh in the intensity of the people’s preferences?”
Public Health Something to think about… vs. Individuals’ Rights OR should the democracy Respect the rights of individual to make bad choices? It is their life and their choice, right?