7304MED Health Care Systems: Reading Log Template - Env. Impact

This document presents a student's reading log for the 7304MED Health Care Systems course, focusing on the environmental impact of the US healthcare system. The log includes critical evaluations of a research article, addressing the main thesis, findings, accuracy, reliability, and validity of the study. The student assesses the impact of industrial pollutants on public health, agrees with the role of pollutants in deteriorating community health, and discusses the utility of the paper in improving community health status. The reading log follows a template, providing structured responses to specific criteria related to the research article and is available on Desklib for educational purposes.

7304MED HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS - READING LOG TEMPLATE
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Criterion Response to Criterion
Correct Citation (in
APA6 format)
Eckelman, M. J., & Sherman, J. (2016).
Environmental impacts of the US
health care system and effects on
public health. PloS one, 11(6),
e0157014.
Landrigan, P. J., Fuller, R., Acosta, N. J.,
Adeyi, O., Arnold, R., Baldé, A. B., ...
& Chiles, T. (2018). The Lancet
Commission on pollution and
health. The Lancet, 391(10119), 462-
512.
What is the main
thesis of the paper
The objective of this paper is to evaluate
the impact of industrial activities on the
health aspects (Eckelman & Sherman,
2016). The impact is analysed in
conjunction to pollution to air, water, and
soil and it corresponding harmful effect on
public health.
What are the main
findings of the
work?
Industrial pollutants have indirect impact
on public health which is measured in
terms of disability-adjusted life-years
(DALYs). The estimate DALYs is 470,000
loss from pollution related diseases, which
indirectly affect 44000-98000 people who
die in US each year.
How are you
assured of accuracy
within the paper
The industrial pollutants were analysed
with respect to green-house gas (GHG)
emission per year and correlated with the
health effects in US with GHG emission.
The data were collected from official
sources, however, no measures were
taken to evaluate their accuracy.

Criterion Response to Criterion
How are you
assured of
Reliability of the
measurements
used in the paper
The authors mentioned sources from
where the data were collected and
correlated with the statistics of health
burden in US. However, no measures were
reported to confirm the reliability of
collected data.
How are you
assured of the
Validity of the
results
It is a well-known fact that environmental
pollutants are sourced majorly from
industries (Landrigan et al., 2018). In this
work, the author have shown that GHG
emission have indirect effect on the public
health, however, the validity of numbers
presented are not confirmed.
Furthermore, it is not assured if the
deterioration in quality of life is because of
industrial pollutants or due to medical
errors.
Can the findings be
generalized to the
wider community?
Yes, the findings can be generalised, as
the authors have also discussed the effort
in reducing waste and its corresponding
benefits on public health. This also include
recommendation for prevention of
occupational and environmental exposure
that can directly affect health of
community members.
Describe what you
agree with and/or
what you disagree
with in the paper.
I agree that industrial pollutants have
direct role in deteriorating the quality of
life of community members.
I disagree with the numerical values given
by authors, as the DALYs is also
associated with medical errors.
How useful (or not)
was the paper and
why have you
reached this
conclusion?
The paper discuss industrial pollution and
its effect on public health, which is of
significant interest, for improving
community health status. Since the topic
is of direct relevance to the routine life
and health issues, the paper is important.

*Use the definitions provided in the assessment instructions for each criteria listed in the left hand
criterion column of this template to guide your response to the criterion.
**To calculate your word limit, please be advised that this template contains 100 words when blank