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AJPH Op-Ed: Four Priorities to Guide a Public Health of Consequence

April 24, 2017  /  by Hortensia Amaro
  • Research
  • Opinion

Public health is at risk for losing ground. To be consequential under the current political climate, we must produce timely, accessible research with policy significance. We must revamp academic and professional training for the current and future workforce and employ contemporary, public-facing strategies to convey information about science and health policy to all Americans.

How do we become more nimble and effective? We use innovative short- and long-term strategies to (1) engage scientific evidence to show what improves public health, (2) track policy impacts, (3) conduct relatable and actionable research, and (4) communicate the role of public health and importance of research findings to the public and elected officials via media outlets.

Read more in the American Journal of Public Health.

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