EiJ Concept: Median Income
This essay explains the concept of "median income" and provides resources for teaching it in various contexts.
Citizen science and stakeholders involvement
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CITIZEN SCIENCE
Epistemic negotiation
Stakeholders (indigenous groups, activist, scientist, scholars, etc)
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Most of the claims are based on past examples in history of response to disease outbreaks and the development of new diseases. They looked at how regualtions were developed after each one, what research showed in each case, and how people reacted to the risk or security associated with each.
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The government and politicians that released the information do not share their defense of why they cut information out, at the cost of the people and responders.
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Vincanne Adams is a professor at UCSF School of Medicine. She has her PhD and experience in anthropology. Taslim Van Hattum is the maternal and child health portfolio director at The Louisiana Public Health Institute. Diana English is a Clinical Assistant Professor and specializes in OB/GYN and gynecologic oncology.
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Medicare as a whole is either loved or hated by most people, and this is just one component of the policy as a whole. It is usually regarded in a positive light, since medicare generally treats both patients and providers well.
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They have been criticized for slow response to the Fukushima disaster, and by having an official stance as "pro-nuclear energy/usage" they are prone to protests by groups that oppose those views. Some criticism also comes from the fact that member states are not required to follow all nuclear safety guidelines.
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The article was compiled from a lot of personal stories, paired with research about culture, medicine, and beliefs.
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maryclare.crochiereEmergency response is not directly addressed in this article, however there is likely some emergency response occuring in the countries that are needing the humanitarian aid. Hopefully the first responders there are well trained in responding to victims of sexual assault if that is something that they see more often, if it is something that people would call an ambulance for in those areas.
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maryclare.crochiereThe main point is the lack of justice for Haiti in this rebuild process. They got huge amounts of dontions from all over the world in hopes of rebuilding the country to be better than it was. Insead, the vast majority of the money is not being spent in the right ways, and much of the spending is not being done in the most economical ways. The ways that the companies are going about rebuilding is much more wasteful than it has to be, thus using more of the money and preventing it from going as far as it could. Additionally, the UN has created a cholera epidemic in Haiti and is not being held accountable for cleaning it up.