AMA Cites: 'When Water is Unsafe, Physicians Must Take up Public Health Roles'
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The ongoing Flint, Michigan, water crisis illuminates questions about the nature and scope of clinicians’ obligations to identify, assess and respond to patients’ and communities’ health risks from harmful microbial and chemical levels in their water supply.
Clinicians should be trained to recognize symptoms of contaminated water use, but how should they be trained to help prevent contamination and execute other public health duties?
This month’s AMA Journal of Ethics® explores clinicians’ roles in defining and enforcing the parameters of what constitutes “safe” water and in addressing barriers to safe water access.
Take a moment to consider this question: A patient insists that water contamination is causing her persistent rash even after her physician tells her it’s unlikely. How should the physician respond to the patient?
- A: Repeat that the water is an unlikely cause and suggest another course of action.
- B: Ask the patient to explain why she believes her water is contaminated.
- C: Test her for waterborne microbes and lead.
- Both A and B .
Give your answer and find responses to this question in the October issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics .
Articles include:
- “ Lessons for Physicians from Flint’s Water Crisis .”
- “ Expanding Ethics Review Processes to Include Community-Level Protections: A Case Study from Flint, Michigan .”
- “ The Importance of Clinicians and Community Members Receiving Timely and Accurate Information about Waterborne Hazards .”
- “ Water Safety and Lead Regulation: Physicians’ Community Health Responsibilities .”
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Alfred J. Lipshultz
President & CEO
Aquathin Business Center / 950 South Andrews Avenue / Pompano Beach, FL 33069
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Taxonomy
- Disease
- Drinking Water Security
- Environmental Health
- Heath & Safety
- Waterborne Pathogens
- Water & Diseases
- Water Pollution