How Does Technology Affect Public Health
Week 3 DQ 1 Technology and Public Health
Watch the videos, Could This Laser Zap Malaria? and The Dangers of Science Denial. In 250-300 words, evaluate and discuss your thoughts on the various ways in which advances in technology can impact public health and/or disease. As part of your response, consider the following questions and answer at least two of them:
Could better technology have prevented the disastrous results of Hurricane Katrina?
How might technology aid us in the detection and prevention of large scale spreading of new diseases?
Can technological advances impact global warming? What does this have to do with public health?
What are the pros and cons of embracing technology as it pertains to public health?
If we resist change, will we face greater consequences?
Include a minimum of two academic references in APA format. Respond to at least two of your classmates ' posts.
Evaluate and discuss your thoughts on the various ways in which advances in technology can impact public health and/or disease.
Technological advances and changing trends as far as computerization is concerned can affect the health of the public and alter the course of certain diseases. This has …show more content…
With the appropriate technology, it may have been possible to foresee how much damage could possibly be caused by such a hurricane in a particular region or area. By advanced technology in this case, what we mean is a good warning system which would help us in predicting the time, location and cause of such a disaster occurring. This would make way for appropriate planning and execution. In the case of Hurricane Katrina, there was no solid evacuation plan. Not everybody had access to safe shelters which provided food, medication and post exposure vaccinations for those affected. After the disaster, hardly any effort was made to restore the city back to how it was (Burke &Weill,
Watch the videos, Could This Laser Zap Malaria? and The Dangers of Science Denial. In 250-300 words, evaluate and discuss your thoughts on the various ways in which advances in technology can impact public health and/or disease. As part of your response, consider the following questions and answer at least two of them:
Could better technology have prevented the disastrous results of Hurricane Katrina?
How might technology aid us in the detection and prevention of large scale spreading of new diseases?
Can technological advances impact global warming? What does this have to do with public health?
What are the pros and cons of embracing technology as it pertains to public health?
If we resist change, will we face greater consequences?
Include a minimum of two academic references in APA format. Respond to at least two of your classmates ' posts.
Evaluate and discuss your thoughts on the various ways in which advances in technology can impact public health and/or disease.
Technological advances and changing trends as far as computerization is concerned can affect the health of the public and alter the course of certain diseases. This has …show more content…
With the appropriate technology, it may have been possible to foresee how much damage could possibly be caused by such a hurricane in a particular region or area. By advanced technology in this case, what we mean is a good warning system which would help us in predicting the time, location and cause of such a disaster occurring. This would make way for appropriate planning and execution. In the case of Hurricane Katrina, there was no solid evacuation plan. Not everybody had access to safe shelters which provided food, medication and post exposure vaccinations for those affected. After the disaster, hardly any effort was made to restore the city back to how it was (Burke &Weill,