Milestones In Public Health Summary

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In Chapter Two of Milestones in Public Health describes the improvements in Automobile Safety. In society today, cars have shatterproof glass, tinted windshields to eliminate nighttime glare, airbags and seat belts. There were many improvements in place in order to reach where we are today. For example, Volvo was the first automobile company to make an effective seat belt that will prevent less injuries. The three point system has the buckle for one hand, strap across the chest and lap, with the buckle placed on the hip (pg.28). It was interesting how companies were learning how to improve seat belts. At first, the single belt increased the injury to abdominal organs, if there was a high-speed accident. Developers have reached to the conclusion …show more content…
Advertising companies have been effective with informing the public about changing their habits with drugs and alcohol. Several commercials portray people advocating for the public to change their habits on smoking. For instance, there are commercials showing the effect of tobacco in people's lives, such as lung cancer and laryngectomy. The sociological model of Interpersonal and Public Policy relates to addiction. In Interpersonal, if there is a member in your family suffering from alcohol or drug addiction, this can cause a person to change their mind in the future to be involved in drugs or alcohol. Peer pressure is also another influence; being that your friends are actively smoking and drinking, it can lead the person to drink or smoke too. The hardest part of an addiction is withdrawal. A person stops using the substance and causes dangerous symptoms in the body, which leads them to start using again. In Public Policy, with the introduction of state and local governments implementing anti-smoking legislation and Mothers Against Drunk Driving(MADD) creating Red Ribbon Week for alcohol and drug awareness in schools. The Truth commercials for me have changed my mind about smoking. It showed statistics about cigarettes and the effect of second-hand smoke has an effect on the innocent