What should we do? Flashcards

1
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State some examples where rights and public health are at conflict

A

Opioids
Cigarettes
Hypertension and diet
Sugar sweetened diets
Seatbelts
Masks and covid
Guns and weaponry

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2
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Describe the Typhoid Mary case

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Forcibly confined because she was stalked as an active carrier - nothing was explained to her well enough

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Describe how Covid is an example of a clash of health and rights

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Western countries had higher 2020 rates of COVID-19 infections compared to Asian countries because of the West’s aversion to wearing masks.

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4
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Explain the idea of dosage

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Low doses of things are good/ minimal
High doses can be lethal

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5
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Describe what we should do next to be ready

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If you consider evolutionary mismatch, you’ll be better prepared for the changes.

Good decisions require good data

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