scholarly journals Against the New Normal

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-54
Author(s):  
Sean Cubitt
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
Ecological Resources

Abstract COVID-19 is now part of the resources out of which any future must be made. The temptation is to curl back into private misery and fatalism. The opportunity is to further the design of neonationalist, neoliberal returns to pre-1917 norms of extreme wealth, extreme poverty, and unmitigated exploitation of technical and ecological resources. The challenge is to build a future of public health, wealth, education, and environmental justice.

scholarly journals Retrospective study of the distribution of doctors in municipalities of extreme poverty in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
B L O Luizeti ◽  
E M M Massuda ◽  
L F G Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health System ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
The Public ◽  
The North ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
Shortage Of Doctors ◽  
Demographic Distribution

Abstract In view of the national scenario of scarcity of material and human resources in public health in Brazil, the survey verified the demographics of doctors who attend the Unified Health System (SUS) in municipalities of extreme poverty. An observational, analytical and cross-sectional study was carried out, based on secondary quantitative data from the Department of Informatics of the SUS using the TABNET of December 2019. The care networks variable was restricted to infer the number of physicians who attend the SUS in extreme poverty municipalities in Brazil. Municipalities of extreme poverty are those that at least 20% of the population have a household income of up to 145 reais per capita monthly. In Brazil, there are 1526 municipalities in extreme poverty, 27.4% of the country's total municipalities. 14,907 doctors linked to SUS work in this condition, 3.19% of the total of these professionals in Brazil. There is still disproportion between regions: North concentrates 11.2% of the municipalities in extreme poverty and 8.61% of the total number of doctors; Northeast, with 61.33% of these municipalities, for 61.5% of doctors; Southeast, with 15.46% of the municipalities in this condition, has 20.6% of doctors; South concentrates 10.87% of the municipalities under discussion with 5.61% of doctors and the Midwest, with 4.87% of these municipalities, has 3.54% of doctors. Between 2009 and 2018, there was a 39% increase in the number of doctors in these locations, however, for 2019, there was a decrease of 3.89%. The medical demographic distribution in Brazil is uneven, especially in the North. There is also the vulnerability of this population in view of the observed reduction in the number of professionals between 2018 and 2019 in municipalities of extreme poverty, for political reasons. It is evident the need to restructure the health system to guarantee access to health for this population, through the attraction and fixation of doctors in needy regions in Brazil. Key messages Shortage of doctors in extreme poverty municipalities reinforces the health vulnerability of the population in Brazil. The uneven medical demography in Brazil requires restructuring in the public health system.

scholarly journals Politics of citizenship during the COVID-19 pandemic: what can educators do?

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adeela Arshad-Ayaz ◽  
M. Ayaz Naseem
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Citizenship Education ◽  
Environmental Stewardship ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
New Normal ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Fault Lines

AbstractAs a once in a 100 years emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in repercussions for the economy, the polity, and the social. Also, the ongoing pandemic is as much a teaching moment as it to reflect on the lack of critical citizenship education. The fault lines of the health system have become visible in terms of infection and death rates; the fault lines of the educational system are now apparent in the behavior of the citizens who are flouting the public health guidelines and, in certain cases, actively opposing these guidelines. The main objective of this commentary is to initiate a dialogue on the social contract between the state and the subjects and to see how education and educators can respond to the challenge of the new normal. It is contended that education under the new normal cannot afford to keep educating for unbridled productivity education under the new normal. It must have welfare, human connections, ethical relationships, environmental stewardship, and social justice front and center.

Evaluating unintended outcomes of regional smart-growth strategies: Environmental justice and public health concerns

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 280-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Tayarani ◽  
Amir Poorfakhraei ◽  
Razieh Nadafianshahamabadi ◽  
Gregory M. Rowangould
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Smart Growth ◽  
Growth Strategies ◽  
Health Concerns

Penyuluhan Era New Normal Di RT 002 RW 005 Desa Sunggumanai Kec. Pattallassang Kab. Gowa

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Inayanti Fatwa ◽  
Hariani Harjuna ◽  
Rezeki Amaliah
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Normal Life

Coronavirus adalah keluarga besar virus yang menyebabkan penyakit mulai dari gejala ringan sampai berat. Pada tanggal 30 Januari 2020 WHO telah menetapkan sebagai Kedaruratan Kesehatan Masyarakat Yang Meresahkan Dunia/ Public Health Emergency of International Concern (KKMMD/PHEIC). Penambahan jumlah kasus COVID-19 berlangsung cukup cepat dan sudah terjadi penyebaran antar Negara. Sosialisasi dan edukasi new normal life merupakan cara mempersiapkan warga agar lebih waspada dan memperhatikan kesehatan diri sendiri selama beraktivitas di luar rumah. Hal ini sebagai bagian penting dalam rangka pemerataan informasi serta mengurangi angka penderita Covid-19. Pendekatan yang dipakai untuk mencapai tujuan pengabdian meliputi beberapa jenis kegiatan yaitu presentasi dan demonstrasi tentang virus corona dan new normal  dihadapan warga RT 002 RW 005 desa Sunggumanai Kab. Gowa. Respon peserta saat pelaksanaan pelatihan sangat baik. Seluruh peserta begitu antusias memperhatikan setiap penjelasan. Dari 11 peserta, ada 2 orang yang mengajukan pertanyaan.

Ecotourism in Protected Areas

2019 ◽  
pp. 22-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaunette M. Sinclair-Maragh
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecological Resources

This chapter explores the role of ecotourism in the sustainable development of protected areas. It specifically examines the aims of ecotourism in simultaneously contributing to economic development and environmental sustainability in protected areas. The chapter further analyzes protected areas within the ecological, human, and institutional dimensions, and demonstrates how the outcomes of ecotourism are linked to the economic, social, and environmental pillars that drive sustainable development. The chapter also discusses challenges surrounding the sustainability of ecotourism in protected areas and several mitigation strategies. It concludes that while ecotourism aims for economic development it can have detrimental effects on the ecological resources and host communities if not managed in a strategic sustainable way. The chapter recommends that ecotourism in protected areas should be carried out within the realm of environmental justice where all stakeholders and the natural environment are treated with respect and equity.

Environmental and Public Health Issues: Community Engagement in Environmental Justice Populations

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Neet ◽  
Jamelle H. Ellis ◽  
Zachary H. Hart ◽  
Geoffrey I. Scott ◽  
Daniela B. Friedman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Health Issues

scholarly journals A Collaborative Approach to Assess Legacy Pollution in Communities Near a Lead–Acid Battery Smelter: The “Truth Fairy” Project

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 71S-80S ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill E. Johnston ◽  
mark! Lopez ◽  
Matthew O. Gribble ◽  
Wendy Gutschow ◽  
Christine Austin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Toxic Metals ◽  
Community Organizing ◽  
Community Organization ◽  
Toxic Metal ◽  
Deciduous Teeth ◽  
Lead Acid Battery ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Lead Acid

Advocates for civil rights, environmental justice, and movements promoting social justice require data and may lack trust in public authorities, turning instead to academic scientists to help address their questions. Assessing historical exposure to toxic chemicals, especially in situations of a specific industrial source of pollution affecting a community, is critical for informing appropriate public health and policy responses. We describe a community-driven approach to integrate retrospective environmental hazard exposure assessment with community organizing to address concerns about the extent of exposure to toxic metals in a predominantly working-class, Latinx community living near a now-closed lead–acid battery smelter facility. Named the “Truth Fairy Project” by leaders of the community organization East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, this community–university partnership aimed to assess prenatal and early-life exposures to toxic metals through biomarkers of exposure in baby/deciduous teeth. This partnership integrated community mobilization with empirical research, informing residents about toxic metal exposures and improving the community’s capacity to respond to a public health crisis.

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