Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Causes and Health Consequences of Environmental Degradation and Social Injustice

Title: Causes and Health Consequences of Environmental Degradation and Social Injustice

Source: Donohoe, Martin. Center for Ethics in Health Care. Oregon Health and Science University. Social
Science & Medicine. 56 (2003) 573-587.


Key Points: Donohoe examines the correlation between the health of individuals and the environment and environmental degradation and social injustice.  He goes into detail on the causes, which include overpopulation, air and water pollution, global warming, wealth, rise in poverty, and human rights abuse.   Several other causes are listed. Donohoe does a great job at supporting his thoughts.  Near the end of the article, he forms a table with helpful suggestions and ways in which health care professionals can help combat environmental degradation and social injustice.  The article mentions health care professionals are in a unique situation as to where they may be able to assist in the phenomena.

Intended Audience: Medical professionals, Educators, Parents, Environmental Activists


Relevance: Provides opportunities for people to access a different viewpoint regarding the state of our world today.  Also allows readers a chance to understand how the health of individuals relates to the condition of our environments in a variety of ways.

3 comments:


  1. The opening sentence of your review reminded me of our class with Sharla yesterday. Specifically, the ecological model of the theoretical models to explain challenging behavior. Even though we as teachers (according to the book) won’t find this perspective useful for us in our careers, it is still beneficial to know the true state of the ecosystems we, and our students, operate in. We can educate ourselves to better collaborate with healthcare professionals to improve social injustices and environmental degradation.

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  2. The opening sentence of your review reminded me of our class with Sharla yesterday. Specifically, the ecological model of the theoretical models to explain challenging behavior. Even though we as teachers (according to the book) won’t find this perspective useful for us in our careers, it is still beneficial to know the true state of the ecosystems we, and our students, operate in. We can educate ourselves to better collaborate with healthcare professionals to improve social injustices and environmental degradation.

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  3. I think the points from your article support the idea that many of the students we work with are not getting their basic needs met or have more environmental surroundings. It is unfortunate that there is a large portion of our students and society not receiving the necessary health care and environmental quality that they should. Most of our students might even be unaware of the social injustice they are being subjected too. I believe that it is important to help educate students on social justice issues and encourage them to stand up for what they believe in.

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