Coercion

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In some public health and development programs, coercion or force has been used, as opposed to participation and education.

Amartya SenWP contrasts China's use of coercion in tackling issues such as birthrate with Kerala's participatory approach which has been at least successful in terms of those particular outcomes.

During the smallpox eradication campaign of the 1960s[verification needed] people in India were dragged from under their beds to be vaccinated against their will. Although this campaign was successful, it created ill feeling and made difficulties for subsequent public health programs.[1]

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  1. ↑ The History of Public Health: Lecture Materials, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's OPENCOURSEWARE (OCW) project. Audio files for Lecture 6: Body Spaces: From Inoculation to Immunization, .


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