The social force of race in relation to natural resources plays a prominent role in which communities are disproportionately affected by pollution. Scholars have described how people of color are disproportionately victims of environmental discrimination and disparities because they lack the necessary social capital to bring attention to their plight, as demonstrated by the case of the Flint, Michigan, Water Crisis. In this article, we use a critical race theory lens to explore how the Flint Water Crisis constitutes a case study of environmental racism. More specifically, we discuss the public health implications of environmental racism on the residents of Flint and conclude with a discussion of the overall implications of environmental justice for public health and social science research.
The objective of this work is to analyze the expected positive and negative impacts of the 2016 Olympic Games from the perspective of public policy managers of sports and leisure within Brazil. Previous research demonstrates that sports megaevents generate both positive and negative impacts for every host country and it is essential that the host nations use research to base the construction of their public policies within sports and leisure in order to minimize the negative aspects and amplify the positive ones. For this study, field and bibliographic was conducted. The field research was conducted via semistructured interviews with public policy managers of sports and leisure. Our findings indicated that in order to be effective, there needs to be adequate management and public policies that enable the population to practice sports and it can minimize the negative social impacts of 2016 Olympic Games.
The onset of COVID-19 left people feeling unsettled, confused, and afraid of what tomorrow may hold. As university professors specializing in health communication, we too were left with these same feelings. As health communication scholars, we focus on issues surrounding illness, risk, crisis, care, health inequities, and wellness. COVID-19 is a health crisis, yes, but it has also changed the way we operate not only in higher education but in daily life. We begin this essay with an overview of COVID-19 and its impact on students, educators, and administrators. Then, we suggest four best practices to foster a community of care in the classroom during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
Culture, race, and ethnicity are integral to understanding health and health disparities. In health communication, these factors undergird how messages are produced and received, how people come to understand their health, and what policies are institutionalized and implemented that affect health. Research in health communication often does not engage these facets in meaningful ways, especially with college‐based population samples. Culture, race, and ethnicity are not neutral concepts: they have been constructed to have particular impacts. The contexts of patient, provider, community, researcher, and institutions all have bearing in health communication.
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