Response

I found Professor Devra Davis’s presentation thought provoking. Her essay is effective at challenging the individualized approach to health that dominates modern medicine, and calling for a wider, population-based approach. This need to address public health concerns is demon-strated in the second part of her essay. However, her caution while still linking correlation and causation in the studies she cites is indicative of the complexities of understanding and addressing the processes that are damaging human health. In the third section, Davis briefly com-ments on the implications of the arguments she presents, opening the door for analysis of suitable policy responses. I would like to explore how the policy-making process both accom-modates and hinders the implications of Davis’s paper. I will do so by responding to the three sections of this essay, first agreeing with the need to further develop the domain of public health, adopting policies that ensure communal safety. Second, I will comment on the chal