Why Longmeadow’s 1989 fluoride vote put health at risk - The Reminder

Why Longmeadow’s 1989 fluoride vote put health at risk - The Reminder

ngmeadow and communities across Massachusetts found themselves at the crossroads of science and democracy, tasked with a grave responsibility: deciding, by popular vote, whether fluoride should fortify the town’s public water supply. What unfolded was not merely a debate about a chemical compound, but a referendum on the very nature of public health decision-making. Three communities locally have fluoridated their water supply: Holyoke, Amherst …