I had not meant to send my reply (below) out to the entire list, but why not?
Dennis has laid out a challenge to write an article. That could be done by any
number of us on this list.
But, hasn't it, as I suggest, "been done"? I believe my first intellectual
exposure to it was William Ryan's "Blaming the Victim" written in the 1970's.
Then Ron Labonte's work, more specific to health. Followed by many others over
the last few decades.
The information is there, for all who want to read and understand. The lack of
action and transformation is part of my "despair" and, I'm sure, that of
others. Critical approaches to Health Promotion were and are made explicit in
the Health Promotion program at U of Toronto, and other programs, I'm sure. We
even now have a Critical Public Health journal which publishes valuable work.
We have examples of people doing "good work."
But, those in positions of power do not have to respond to our articles as
much as they have to respond to others who have more immediate ways of being
persuasive.
So, if you want to write an article, then let's write an article.
Rhonda Love
Quoting Rhonda Love <[log in to unmask]>:
> well, Ok, I'll do it with you and some others...but, hasn't it "been
> done"...the corporate interests etc are so powerful, the problem is
> implementing any ethics...
>
> I despair too much I suppose....
>
> Rhonda
>
>
> Quoting Dennis Raphael <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > A paper needs to be written about the ethics of the public health
> community
> > taking it upon themselves to define what the primary health problem is
> > among a population independent of the wishes, desires, and needs of the
> > population in question. Consider the ethics of the Canadian public
> health
> > establishment, CPHA, CIHR, Ministries of Health, Ontario Medical Officer
> of
> > Health Basrur deciding that obesity (or smoking for that matter) should
> be
> > the primary target of public health workers activities, exhortations,
> > campaigns, leaflets, etc. Asking Canadians at risk of poor health -- and
> > we know who they are -- what would improve their health would reveal a
> > different story: These families would like to see decent and secure
> > incomes, adequate housing and food resources, respect from the society in
> > general, and a belief that there is some semblence of a social safety net
> > to support them and their families (see refs below).
> >
> > Instead, these desires and needs are brushed aside by the public health
> > establishment in the service of healthy behaviours and obesity
> eradication.
> > Not a compelling picture of public health and professional ethics, is it?
> >
> > dr
> >
> >
> > Raphael, D., Renwick, R., Brown, I., Phillips, S., Sehdev, H, &
> Steinmetz,
> > B. (2001). Community quality of life in low income urban neighbourhoods:
> > Findings from two contrasting communities in Toronto, Canada. Journal of
> > the Community Development Society, 32, 310-333.
> > Raphael, D., Renwick, R., Brown, I., Steinmetz, B., Sehdev, H., &
> Phillips,
> > S. (2001). Making the links between community structure and individual
> > well-being. Community quality of life in Riverdale, Toronto, Canada.
> > Health and Place, 7 (3), 17-34.
> >
> > Raphael, D., Phillips, S., Renwick, R., & Sehdev, H. (2000). Government
> > policies as a threat to public health: Findings from two community
> quality
> > of life studies in Toronto. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 91,
> 181-187.
> >
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