Vulnerable Populations

After watching the Richi Manchanda talk, I came to the same conclusion. We cannot blame doctors for everything that happens with our health. Doctors are physically not capable of checking our living and working conditions. Those things must be under our own control. I really appreciated his vision of our future in medicine. There is definitely a need for environmental health specialists, who will help us in analyzing and improving our living conditions. I think the idea has great potential.
On the other hand, the Little Things Matter video did illustrate to me how urgent and vital it is to work on those aspects of individual and public health. Unbelievable! I couldn't believe that the IQ level has decreased because of environmental exposures. It sounds frustrating to me! Our education has become more complicated, our overall knowledge has increased, and the school program per se has grown more difficult. However, the IQ level has decreased. Isn't it horrifying?!
The video and readings have talked about reproductive health among males and females. I don't want to repeat those facts listed in the study materials. What I was glad to know is that we have been learning from our mistakes. We have the power and opportunities to make positive changes in our personal lives, in our communities, and on a macro level.



Conclusively, I do care about vulnerable populations, such as pregnant women, infants, children and individuals of all races. It is also true because I live in the society where we all connected and have an impact on each other much more then we think. Children are our future! It is essential that everyone starts with him or herself and that is how we make bigger changes.