Abstract
This paper takes an in-depth look at the controversy surrounding the organic vs. non-organic food debate. Additionally, it deals with price issues, small farmers dealing with giant coporations, watchdog groups, and the various health issues that some have claimed to be a result of the pesticides and antiobiotics in conventionally produced and grown food. The paper explores these issues from the perspective of economics.

From the Paper
"The one constant that emerges from both sides of organic vs. non-organic divide is that the law of the current demand for organic milk is exactly in line with Kotlikoff's dim view of American politician's answer to popular goods of any kind: "spend more, tax less" (12). At the heart of the debate over this issue is not government meddling, as the watchdog..."

Tags:opinions, organic, food

Abstract
This paper begins by describing the history of the Public Health Law. It then discusses how this law relates to alcohol use and inoculations. It discusses the misuse of antibiotics due to lack of public education and suggests ways to encourage education initiatives within the community.

From the Paper
"Hygienic and cleansing laws were the initial public health procedures. An early documentation of these laws is in Leviticus. The Romans built-up the regulation of sanitary engineering--building water mechanisms, as well as drains (Westel, 1924). The subsequent progress in public health was the quarantine of disease-carrying ships, as well as their passengers, organized in reaction to the ailments brought back by the Crusaders. The word quarantine drawn from quadraginta, meaning "forty." It was initially used amid 1377 and 1403 when Venice, as well as the other chief maritime cities of the Mediterranean assumed and imposed a forty-day custody for all ships ingoing their ports (Westel, 1924)."

Tags:antiobiotic, education, community