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The problem of bad behavior
On balancing public health’s focus on the structural drivers of health with the role of individual behavior.
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What is reasonable?
On defining what is reasonable in pursuit of health, guided by our values, a sensitivity to context, and a pragmatic assessment of human nature and our…
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Revisiting the question of “why health?”
We aspire to be healthy so that we can live full lives.
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Centering proportionality in public health thinking
On doing the most possible good while doing the least possible harm.
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The right amount of risk
On shaping a better engagement with risk guided by a practical philosophy of health.
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Leaving behind values disguised as science
On sharpening the distinction between our values and our data.
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The potential, and limits, of science
On shaping a science that supports a new, post-war vision for public health.
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The ineluctable role of persuasion
On the importance of working to convince rather than compel.
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The Healthiest Goldfish
The Healthiest Goldfish
Health is not healthcare. I write about the foundational forces that shape health.

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