If You Love This Planet by Helen Caldicott - 967 Words

Entering the fifth section of her book, If you love this Planet, Helen Caldicott gives a brief synopsis of an experience she encountered with the initial release of the plastics industry. There was a slight differentiation in the style we lived years ago as she describes how much simpler times were and how complex provision has become. In this section titled, â€Å"Toxic Pollution†, her focus is plastic. Introduced to her in 1972 during her residency, plastic took over and quickly became a part of everyday life, replacing conventional tools and devices. From this small instance in her lifetime, she remembered most of how her environment was changing and now she sees the results from the millions of items implemented. Helen Caldicott is the character Public Health professionals identify as one individual that forms the target population. In the field of public health, the focus is to prevent disease, prolong life and promoting healthy lifestyles through the organized efforts an d informed choices of society, organizations, legislations, communities and most importantly individuals. Helen’s mission began in that very moment when started to realize changes in the environment around her that ended with effect on her lifestyle and choices. Throughout reading If you love the Planet I found the amount of statistical detail exquisitely informative. When individuals are affected to the extent of changing lifelong choices by their environment, one of the results is a beautiful book like