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Conflictual Collaboration: Citizen Science and the Governance of Radioactive Contamination after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

In the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, citizen scientists collectively tracked and monitored residual radioactivity in Japan, legitimizing alternative views to an official assessm

Radioactive Performances: Teaching about Radiation after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and its release of radioac- tive contamination, the Japanese state put into motion risk communica- tion strategies to explain the danger of radiation e

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Structural Violence and Clinical Medicine

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Describe at least three ways that the argument is supported.

AIDS care was studied in the united states and it was found that social factors were more predicting than individual factors about whether or not an individual would contract the disease

This was also studied in Rwanda using a model designed in Haiti using the “PIH model of care” to study social inequalities and prevent the effects of poverty that lead to death by AIDS, TB, malaria.

Structural interventions were also incorporated into clinical medicine as it was argued that social interventions, while not traditionally part of a physician's duties, have more of an impact that clinical interventions

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Haiti: Between Emergency and Reconstruction

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How the report brings people/organisation to face the hiding problem and improve?

The MSPP has announced a plan to eradicate the cholera outbreak within 10 years which was backed by the CDC however the report believes it is an empty promise believing they still do not realize the true issue.

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Public Misled on Air Quality After 9/11 Attack, Judge Says

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What actors (individuals or organizations) are referred to? (Provide names and short descriptions)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Designed to protect human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by congress (Wikipedia)

Manhattan Federal District Court - US District Court for the southern district of NY

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Nuclear Emergency Response: Atomic Priests or an International SWAT Team?

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What were the methods, tools and/or data used to produce the claims or arguments made in the article or report?

Information and data to create this article was pulled from numerous sources (5 pages of references), esp. The International Atomic Energy Agency, and many research articles.

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Structural Violence and Clinical Medicine

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Can you learn anything from the article or report’s bibliography that tells us something about how the article or report was produced?

Most of the references are from articles published by PubMed/NCBI in reference to structural violence indicating a possible affiliation with the NIH and other authors researching structural violence.

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NYS Ebola Preparedness Plan

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Describe the history of the policy. Was it created in response to or to support existing policy or legislation?

The plan was created in response to the few cases of ebola in the United States to “err on the side of caution” and be prepared for a possible outbreak, even if it is a very low possibility.

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Indian Health Service

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What is this organization's structure today? Who works in or is a member of this organization?

The membership consists of American natives who would like to receive the benefits of this organization. To be eligible to be a member you must be "an Indian and/or Alaskan Native" evidenced by several factors including being a part of a tribe, living on reservation land, or living in the household of a native. The employees consist of federal healthcare professionals commissioned by the United States Public Health Service and Civil Service federal employees.