(JeffreyDachMD.com) I attended a meeting where the keynote speaker David Katz MD spoke on “Feet, Forks and FIngers” (1) In short, we are killing ourselves by smoking, eating the wrong foods, and not enough exercise. Although this message is important, perhaps Dr Katz has been beating this drum too long. A little variation would keep his audience more engaged. It occurred to me that other public health issues also deserve attention, such as the increasing prevalence of autism, now one in 68 children.(2) Upper image Donald Trump and Robert Kennedy Jr courtesy of NBC Connecticut.
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Autism, a Public Health Issue
After the talk, we met the speaker at the back of the hall and ask questions. I approached Dr Katz, introduced myself and asked:
“Wouldn’t you consider increasing autism rate a public health issue? As a member of the public health academic community, why are you not speaking about it? Why didn’t you mention the increasing autism rate in your presentation today? Shouldn’t the public health academic community be leading the way in finding the cause for our increasing autism epidemic?”(3,4)
After an awkward moment of silence, Dr Katz shuffled around and said he really had no answer for my question. I was not surprised by this, as today’s political climate has forced our public health professors and academics into hiding on this issue.
Enforcing Discipline
