Designing the Microbes and Social Equity Symposium: A Novel Interdisciplinary Virtual Research Conference Based on Achieving Group-Directed Outputs DOI Creative Commons
Suzanne L. Ishaq, Emily Wissel, Patricia G. Wolf

et al.

Challenges, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13(2), P. 30 - 30

Published: July 12, 2022

The Microbes and Social Equity working group was formed in 2020 to foster conversations on research, education, policy related how microorganisms connect personal, societal, environmental health, provide space guidance for action. In 2021, we designed our first virtual symposium convene researchers already these areas more guided discussions. organizing team had never planned a research event of this scale or style, perspective piece details that process reflections. goals were (1) interdisciplinary audiences around topics involving microbiomes (2) stimulate conversation selected list paramount topics, (3) leverage the disciplinary professional diversity create meaningful agendas actionable items attendees continue engage with after meeting. Sixteen co-written documents created during which contained ideas resources, identified barriers solutions creating equity ways would promote beneficial microbial interactions. most remarked-upon aspect time breakout rooms built into schedule. MSE members agreed future symposia, providing interactive workshops, training, collaborative useful content, novel conference activity, allow accomplish other work-oriented simultaneously.

Language: Английский

Because its power remains naturalized: introducing the settler colonial determinants of health DOI Creative Commons
Bram Wispelwey, Osama Tanous, Yara M. Asi

et al.

Frontiers in Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: July 11, 2023

Indigenous people suffer earlier death and more frequent severe disease than their settler counterparts, a remarkably persistent reality over time, across colonized geographies, despite ongoing resistance to elimination. Although these health inequities are well-known, they have been impervious comprehensive convincing explication, let alone remediation. Settler colonial studies, fast-growing multidisciplinary interdisciplinary field, is promising candidate rectify this impasse. colonialism’s relationship inequity at once obvious incompletely described, paradox arising from epistemic coloniality perceived analytic challenges that we address here in three parts. First, considering colonialism an enduring structure rather past event, by wedding fundamental insight the ascendant structural paradigm for understanding inequities, picture emerges which system of power serves as foundational configuration determining social political mechanisms impose on human health. Second, because modern racialization has served solidify maintain hierarchies relations, adds explanatory racism’s impacts potential amelioration historicizing process differentially racialized groups. Finally, advances racism methodologies work few visionary scholars already begun elucidate possibilities body literature linking health, illuminating future research opportunities pathways toward decolonization required equity.

Language: Английский

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Can societal and ethical implications of precision microbiome engineering be applied to the built environment? A systematic review of the literature DOI Creative Commons

A. Hardwick,

Christopher Cummings, Joseph L. Graves

et al.

Environment Systems & Decisions, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 44(2), P. 215 - 238

Published: Feb. 24, 2024

Abstract The goal of engineering the microbiome built environment is to create places and spaces that are better for human health. Like other emerging technologies, may bring considerable benefits but there has been a lack exploration on its societal implication how engineer in an ethical way. To date, this topic area also not pulled together into singular study any systematic review or analysis. This fills gap by providing first implications microbiomes application knowledge environment. organize guide our analysis, we invoked four major principles (individual good/non-maleficence, collective good/beneficence, autonomy, justice) as framework characterizing categorizing 15 distinct themes emerged from literature. We argue these different can be used explain predict social if addressed adequately help improve public health field further develops at global scales.

Language: Английский

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Structural racism and the health of Palestinian citizens of Israel DOI Creative Commons
Osama Tanous, Yara M. Asi, Weeam Hammoudeh

et al.

Global Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(1)

Published: Jan. 2, 2023

Palestinian citizens of Israel (PCI) constitute almost 20% the Israeli population. Despite having access to one most efficient healthcare systems in world, PCI have shorter life expectancy and significantly worse health outcomes compared Jewish While several studies analysed social policy determinants driving these inequities, direct discussion structural racism as their overarching etiology has been limited. This article situates stemming from settler colonialism resultant by exploring how Palestinians came be a racialized minority homeland. In utilising critical race theory colonial analysis, we provide historically responsible reading suggest that dismantling legally codified racial discrimination is first step achieving equity.

Language: Английский

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Identifying Settler Colonial Determinants of Health (SCDH) as the Upstream Cause of Palestinian Ill Health Is Both Incorrect and Harmful DOI Creative Commons
Linda Young Landesman, Maya Korin, Stacey B. Plichta

et al.

Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(2), P. e0009 - e0009

Published: April 29, 2025

Extremism, displacement, and ongoing conflict have affected Palestinians Israelis personally collectively, endangering their health lives. A theory circulating in public publications posits that settler colonial determinants of (SCDH) are the root cause inequities region. We argue this assertion is misleading, ignores key facts, exacerbates polarization, thus harming health. Public an evidence-based, scientific discipline based on hypotheses, research, analysis. Throughout process, careful assessments bias essential. Knowledge subsequently translated into policy action. The SCDH rejects approach as tainted by "colonialism." also concept, applied to disparities Israel-Palestine, ideologically driven search evidence. Rather than developing testable promoters use selective evidence support its relevance collapses when examined against relevant facts related regional history status Palestinians. It invokes one-sided racism a driver context-inappropriate manner, many upstream including actions Palestinian leadership, role drivers denigrates peace-building collaboration which future wellbeing region, proven record improving outcomes. call professionals distance themselves from unfounded rhetoric polarizes communities, undermines discipline's integrity, while contributing nothing promote

Language: Английский

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The Locations of Palestine and the U.S. in the Global Map of Homelessness: Part 2 DOI
Osama Tanous, Amy Hagopian

International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 11, 2024

It's now well appreciated that social determinants of health are the strongest predictors our and well-being. A good argument could be made housing is at top pyramid these determinants. And, surprisingly, also determinant rapidly turn on a dime–that is, with sufficient political will, creating access to radically expanded in short order. (Unfortunately, course, it's true one can become suddenly homeless, since few protections exist policy or capitalist economies prevent it). That alone sets it apart from factors such as education racism–conditions take long time change. In contrast long-term interventions (education) culturally stubborn historically rooted problems (racism), malleable. this article, we describe condition homelessness two settings, comparing contrasting concepts, causes, consequences, along how people mobilizing challenge conditions create their insecurity. As review each setting, propose some universal international principles for new approach human right decent secure housing.

Language: Английский

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Land struggle and Palestinian farmers’ livelihoods in the West Bank: between de-agrarianization and anti-colonial resistance DOI Open Access
Fadia Panosetti,

Laurence Roudart

The Journal of Peasant Studies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 51(5), P. 1079 - 1101

Published: Nov. 10, 2023

This article explores the relationship between rural livelihood transformations and land struggle in West Bank 1979 Oslo Accords. During this period, Israeli adoption of state doctrine opened a new terrain struggle, prompting specific responses among Palestinian communities. Bringing Agrarian Political Economy System Analysis dialogue with Settler Colonial Indigenous Studies, relying on an extensive fieldwork, it analyses drivers outcomes de-agrarianization semi-proletarianization villages Al-Walaja Wadi Fukin, showing how wage work Israel contributed to uproot Palestinians from their land.

Language: Английский

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Designing the Microbes and Social Equity Symposium: A Novel Interdisciplinary Virtual Research Conference Based on Achieving Group-Directed Outputs DOI Creative Commons
Suzanne L. Ishaq, Emily Wissel, Patricia G. Wolf

et al.

Challenges, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13(2), P. 30 - 30

Published: July 12, 2022

The Microbes and Social Equity working group was formed in 2020 to foster conversations on research, education, policy related how microorganisms connect personal, societal, environmental health, provide space guidance for action. In 2021, we designed our first virtual symposium convene researchers already these areas more guided discussions. organizing team had never planned a research event of this scale or style, perspective piece details that process reflections. goals were (1) interdisciplinary audiences around topics involving microbiomes (2) stimulate conversation selected list paramount topics, (3) leverage the disciplinary professional diversity create meaningful agendas actionable items attendees continue engage with after meeting. Sixteen co-written documents created during which contained ideas resources, identified barriers solutions creating equity ways would promote beneficial microbial interactions. most remarked-upon aspect time breakout rooms built into schedule. MSE members agreed future symposia, providing interactive workshops, training, collaborative useful content, novel conference activity, allow accomplish other work-oriented simultaneously.

Language: Английский

Citations

2