Joyce H. Price author of “Waging War on Widening Waistline” reported how the USDA financed a research project in states that had high rates of obesity, high blood pressure and heart disease. The study coincided with researchers from six colleges in Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana. The purpose was to see what people ate in a 24 hour period and targeted people that used government assistance. Spokesperson for the Guest Choice Network, claimed the government is “auditing” what people eat. Margaret L. Bogle, from USDA’s Agriculture Research Services, argued that the research is not telling anyone that what they are eating is bad and that they should stop eating it, but encouraging people to increase fruits and vegetables (Price A7).
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Doctor Thomas R. Frieden, author of “Government’s Role in Protecting Health and Safety,” argues “Public health initiatives include efforts to promote free and open information to facilitate informed decision making, protect individuals from being harmed by other individuals and groups and facilitate societal action to promote and protect health” (Frieden …show more content…
My question is, how does this help people who are unemployed or have low incomes? What Balko suggest, helps people who have good insurance, jobs and benefits. His ideas benefit a limited amount of people and penalizes those who are vulnerable.
Jim Heskett, Professor of Business Logistics, Emeritus at the Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University argues “Because many are not employed or have very low incomes, programs that provide incentives through employers and tax relief don't help them.”
Healthy People 2020, gives a budget and overall report of the program’s success through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. School district where programs have been instituted have had success in lowering the statics of obesity in youth and children. A quote from the Institute of Medicine supports the efforts of Healthy People, Healthy Places, which is “It is unreasonable to expect that people will change their behavior easily when so many forces in the social, cultural, and physical environment conspire against such change.” (Koh A9).
Relying on medication as a crutch to eat what a person wants does not help blood sugars stay regulated nor does eating a healthy diet come in pill form. (Damour,
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Doctor Thomas R. Frieden, author of “Government’s Role in Protecting Health and Safety,” argues “Public health initiatives include efforts to promote free and open information to facilitate informed decision making, protect individuals from being harmed by other individuals and groups and facilitate societal action to promote and protect health” (Frieden …show more content…
My question is, how does this help people who are unemployed or have low incomes? What Balko suggest, helps people who have good insurance, jobs and benefits. His ideas benefit a limited amount of people and penalizes those who are vulnerable.
Jim Heskett, Professor of Business Logistics, Emeritus at the Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University argues “Because many are not employed or have very low incomes, programs that provide incentives through employers and tax relief don't help them.”
Healthy People 2020, gives a budget and overall report of the program’s success through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. School district where programs have been instituted have had success in lowering the statics of obesity in youth and children. A quote from the Institute of Medicine supports the efforts of Healthy People, Healthy Places, which is “It is unreasonable to expect that people will change their behavior easily when so many forces in the social, cultural, and physical environment conspire against such change.” (Koh A9).
Relying on medication as a crutch to eat what a person wants does not help blood sugars stay regulated nor does eating a healthy diet come in pill form. (Damour,