a physician, epidemiologist, and author, is dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston University School of Public Health. He previously held academic and leadership positions at Columbia University, the University of Michigan, and the New York Academy of Medicine. He has published extensively in the peer-reviewed literature and is a regular contributor to a range of public media about the social causes of health, mental health, and the consequences of trauma.
Engaging With Community Voices in The Work of Public HealthWhen Public Health Values Are Not Embraced by All The Invisible Biases That Influence the Science of HealthPersonal Perspective: We can valorize ability and encourage effort without stigmatizing and abandoning those who stumble or lack an excess of inborn ability.
Personal Perspective: We can valorize ability and encourage effort without stigmatizing and abandoning those who stumble or lack an excess of inborn ability.If we are to improve health, we must engage with all the factors that contribute to it, from personal agency to systemic forces. If we are to improve health, we must engage with all the factors that contribute to it, from personal agency to systemic forces.As the lines between real and fake blur, Americans increasingly chase the idea of authenticity. The first step may be to consider self-knowledge, truthfulness, and other building blocks on the road to personal growth.