*To Hold Tech Accountable, Look to Public Health*
/The field of public health has transformed medicine, yet failed the
most vulnerable. This trajectory can be avoided./
J. Nathan Matias
Mar 26, 2023 9:00 AM
How is it that public health has delivered on its promise to improve the
lives of millions, while failing to resolve the dramatic health
disparities of people of color in the US? And what can the movement for
tech governance learn from these failures?
Through 150 years of public institutions that serve the common good
through science, public health has transformed human life. In just a few
generations, some of the world's most complex challenges have become
manageable. Millions of people can now expect safe childbirth, trust
their water supply, enjoy healthy food, and expect collective responses
to epidemics. In the United States, people born in 2010 or later will
live over 30 years longer than people born in 1900.
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continua qui:
https://www.wired.com/story/tech-governance-public-health/
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