Date of Award
5-2018
Degree Type
Capstone
Degree Name
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Department
School of Professional Studies
Chief Instructor
Mary Piecewicz
Keywords
MPA, fluoridation, ballot initiative, Worcester voting wards, Tableau, City of Worcester
Abstract
Water in Worcester: A Campaign for Public Fluoridation arose as a project from our sponsors, Chris Philbin, Vice President of Government Relations at UMass Memorial Health Care, and Joe O’Brien, former Worcester Mayor, Executive Director of the Environmental League of Massachusetts, and Clark University Adjunct Professor. Our goal has been to produce resources that will support the fight for fluoridation in the City of Worcester. Fluoridation has failed to pass in Worcester on four separate occasions, but Mr. Philbin and Mr. O’Brien believe that the time has come to try again.
In order to fluoridate Worcester’s water supply, the municipal Board of Health would have to vote to add it. Opponents would then have the opportunity to collect signatures and make the issue into a referendum question that voters would address in the November, 2018 election. Our goal was to provide persuasive background information that would encourage the Board of Health to institute fluoridation, in addition to resources that could be used to win a referendum campaign, should it come to that.
Recommended Citation
Early, Ryan; Gu, Xiao; Huang, Yajing; Meininger, Lauren; Phillips, Emma; and Su, Yao, "Water in Worcester A Campaign for Public Fluoridation" (2018). School of Professional Studies. 30.
https://commons.clarku.edu/sps_masters_papers/30
Worcester
Yes
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