PROPOSED MEGA-DAIRIES AND QUALITY-OF-LIFE CONCERNS: USING PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICES TO ENGAGE NEIGHBORS

Schmalzried and Fallon describe how the Henry County Health Department in Ohio actively engaged in collaborative baseline data collection prior to the launch of a mega-dairy, which served to both legitimize and allay the community's concerns. Driven primarily by economics, the trend in dairy fa...

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Published in:Public health reports (1974) 2010-09, Vol.125 (5), p.754-758
Main Authors: Schmalzried, Hans D., Fallon, L. Fleming
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Community
Dairy farms
Dairying
Diptera
Groundwater
Groundwater level
Health Education
Health hazards
Humans
Lagoons
LOCAL ACTS
Manure
Neighborhoods
Odorants
Odors
Ohio
Potable water
Public health
Public Health Practice
Public Relations
Quality of Life
Surface water
Water Pollution
Water quality
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Summary:Schmalzried and Fallon describe how the Henry County Health Department in Ohio actively engaged in collaborative baseline data collection prior to the launch of a mega-dairy, which served to both legitimize and allay the community's concerns. Driven primarily by economics, the trend in dairy farming is to go large-scale. This trend will likely continue, and public health practitioners will need to understand how neighbors and large-scale dairy operators can coexist, recognizing that their problems are similar although expressed in different terms.
ISSN:0033-3549
1468-2877
DOI:10.1177/003335491012500518