M5.2 Blog about the public health importance of safe drinking-water Submit Assignment

The Clean Water Act of 1972 was established to regulate pollutants discharged into US waters. The act gave the EPA the authority to enforce pollution control programs that set standards for the wastewater industry. The passing of this act had large effects on the public health realm. For one, standardizing such a process ensures that everyone has equal access and opportunity to safe and clean drinking water. This is an example of social justice in the realm of public health. The creation of this act really helped to emphasize the need for public health to enter the environmental sector. This really emphasizes the interconnectedness of our different sectors.  It is very important for us to have some of these processes readily defined because it helps us understand how these issues affect us at both the micro and macro levels.


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  1. Chris DeatrasOctober 29, 2018 at 11:59 AM

    I found it awesome that you related this to social justice. Everyone does have a right to equal access to clean drinking water. Each part of society does indeed play a role in changing our environment for the better. Our decisions do affect each other, whether we recognize that or not.

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  2. UnknownNovember 19, 2018 at 5:28 PM

    I also loved that you linked this to social justice and this is very related to public health. I am so happy that this act passed decades ago and think it should be a standard in the entire world. Everyone should have access to clean drinking water.

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