Role of social connectedness in response to a public health crisis: The case study of the Flint water crisis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Binod Khanal
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Water Crisis ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Public Health Crisis

scholarly journals Community Science as a Pathway for Resilience in Response to a Public Health Crisis in Flint, Michigan

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Carrera ◽  
Kent Key ◽  
Sarah Bailey ◽  
Joseph Hamm ◽  
Courtney Cuthbertson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Water Crisis ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Community Science

While the story of the Flint water crisis has frequently been told, even sympathetic analyses have largely worked to make invisible the significant actions of Flint residents to protect and advocate for their community. Leaving the voices of these stakeholders out of narratives about the crisis has served to deepen distrust in the community. Our project responds to these silences through a community-driven research study aimed explicitly at elevating the frame of Flint residents in and around the Flint water crisis. This paper describes the coming together of the research team, the overall project design for each of the three research efforts, and lessons learned. The three sub-projects include: (1) a qualitative analysis of community sentiment provided during 17 recorded legislative, media, and community events, (2) an analysis of trust in the Flint community through nine focus groups across demographic groups (African American, Hispanic, seniors, and youth) of residents in Flint, and (3) an analysis of the role of the faith-based community in response to public health crises through two focus groups with faith based leaders from Flint involved with response efforts to the water crisis. Our study offers insight for understanding trust in crisis, which could be valuable to other communities and researchers seeking to address similar situations. The project offers community science as a model for considering community engagement in research as part of the process of resilience.

Anticipating on a post covid-19 world and the pivotal role of science and technology

Coronaviruses ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 01 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeed Khan ◽  
Tusha Sharma ◽  
Basu Dev Banerjee ◽  
Scotty Branch ◽  
Shea Harrelson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Outbreak Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
Future Outbreak

: Currently, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has transformed into a severe public health crisis and wreaking havoc worldwide. The ongoing pandemic has exposed the public healthcare system's weaknesses and highlighted the urgent need for investments in scientific programs and policies. A comprehensive program utilizing the science and technologydriven strategies combined with well-resourced healthcare organizations appears to be essential for current and future outbreak management.

Bhutan: The Role of the Constitutional Monarch in a Public Health Crisis

2021 ◽  
pp. 279-292
Author(s):  
Sonam Tshering ◽  
Nima Dorji
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Drug Smuggling ◽  
Personal Involvement ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
The People ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Government

This chapter reflects on Bhutan’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The people’s trust and confidence in the leadership of His Majesty the King, their government, strong Buddhist values to help each other, and the conscience of unity and solidarity proved their foremost strength in containing this pandemic as a nation. The king’s personal involvement helped guide, motivate, and encourage compliance with and support for the government’s response. However, Bhutan faced several challenges during the pandemic. Though most of the people are united, there are outliers who took advantage of the situation; there are reported cases of drug smuggling and one case of a person who escaped from quarantine. The government responded by increasing border patrols. In the long run, other solutions could be considered: installing a smart wall—using drones, sensors, and artificial intelligence patrols—would give Bhutan more control over its borders in the context of another epidemic while also enabling the government to better control smuggling.

“Flint Can’t Get in the Hearing”: The Language of Urban Pathology in Coverage of an American Public Health Crisis

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Clay Carey ◽  
Jim Lichtenwalter
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New York ◽  
Low Income ◽  
New York Times ◽  
Urban Neighborhoods ◽  
Water Crisis ◽  
Wall Street ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
The Wall Street Journal

This study examines the presence and influence of urban pathology language in coverage of the Flint, Michigan, water crisis. The use of urban pathology language to describe low-income urban neighborhoods may lead news consumers to “understand those communities entirely in terms of their problems.” This study of coverage in The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal describes urban pathology frames that suggest a lack of agency among residents. The use of those frames, the study argues, may distract from broader questions of environmental justice.

scholarly journals The role of spirituality in the COVID-19 pandemic: a spiritual hotline project

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 855-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Renato Castro Ribeiro ◽  
Rodolfo Furlan Damiano ◽  
Ricardo Marujo ◽  
Fabio Nasri ◽  
Giancarlo Lucchetti
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Letters To The Editor ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Frontline Workers ◽  
Public Health Crisis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Important Approach

Abstract Recent correspondence letters to the editor of this journal pointed out to the need of implementing psychological support during the pandemic and post-pandemic period to both general and frontline workers. Especially, they highlighted the importance of religious/spiritual interventions in order to provide an integral and holistic care. In this perspective, an important consequence of the social isolation is the closure of churches and the suspension of religious meetings in order to avoid agglomeration and contagion. However, although this is a very important approach in terms of public health, a question is raised: how to promote spiritual care and help spiritual/religious individuals to cope with their problems while maintaining compliance with social isolation? To address this question, we report the Spiritual Hotline Project, a project designed by many Brazilian healthcare workers intended to give spiritual and religious assistance to people with different cultural background. So far, the hotline was able to assist people from different parts of the world, including Brazil and Portugal as well as with different religious affiliation, in order to provide a spiritual comfort and care during this public health crisis.

scholarly journals Effects of scientific literacy on attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccinations and preventive behaviors: A pre-registered study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kosuke Motoki ◽  
Toshiki Saito ◽  
Yuji Takano
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Preventive Behaviors ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Vaccine Administration ◽  
Subjective Knowledge ◽  
Public Health Crisis

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which began in early 2020, is a global public health crisis. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, it is necessary to promote vaccine administration and preventive behaviors (e.g., mask, handwashing, social distancing). However, some people have negative attitudes toward vaccine administration and preventive behaviors. The present study investigated how scientific literacy and perceived understanding of COVID-19 influence attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccinations and preventive behaviors. The findings demonstrated that both scientific literacy and perceived understanding of COVID-19 vaccines were positively associated with attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines. Additionally, perceived understanding of COVID-19 preventive behaviors (but not scientific literacy) was positively associated with attitudes toward/practice of COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Collectively, our findings revealed the role of cognitive factors in preventing the global public health crisis and demonstrated the effects of objective and subjective knowledge on attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccinations and preventive behaviors.

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