Health and Globalization
The movement of people, food, and manufactured goods have a negative impact on public health but they also have an equal positive effect as well. To take steps to decrease the flow of these people and items may show sought after results to the health community, but it is not the solution overall. We need the global economy to continue to foster trade relations of food, medical supplies, manufactured goods, and even tourism. These revenue streams aid countries in their development. Instead of “reducing the flow”, we should implement more direct procedures to limit the risks associated with these items.
In the case of people traveling on planes from one area to another very quickly carrying infectious diseases (whether they are aware or not), a procedure added to a flight prerequisite to check for signs of disease, such as a simple doctor visit, could help limit the spread of disease. Understanding that not everyone has access to a doctor, or health insurance, this could be subsidized to
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People eat a lot, especially the American people. For example, just five years ago, the average American consumed 1,996 lbs (that 's nearly one ton) in one year (Aubrey, 2011). This demand for food doesn 't just lie in America, however, the global population is growing and the supply must grow with it. The need for food-processing plants to quickly handle and process raw foods and prepare them for shipping has created ways for new diseases to find themselves a free ride to our bodies. These types of facilities are used to process everything from meat to milk and flour. I 've always thought it was strange to see fresh fruit in the grocery store no matter the time of year. Part of this is international trade bringing in fruits and vegetables (another disease avenue) that otherwise would be out of season locally and the other part is genetically modified organisms, or