This is what I want my students and my children to be: people who can look at the predominant paradigm, and still see evidence that calls for new ways of thinking.
We are in desperate need of this now to protect long term health around the world on many indicators.
Women need to use pre- natal care. People need to do early cancer screening. The young and the old need to interact in social groups to develop and to survive. People need to work (and have health insurance!)
Keep your eyes on the long term indicators as well as those that impact the numbers this week. Speak out if you see impending risks in the longer term indicators. Caring about the health of the whole population requires a broader perspective.
Public health can provide that perspective- in the face of a voracious media that is pulling us to react only to the current data, and tell a story of impending doom.
Fear has become its own danger. Don’t subscribe to it. Leading is identifying the challenges and the ways forward.
Bravo to the iconoclasts!
Starting with the original icon buster- Abraham.
This is what I want my students and my children to be: people who can look at the predominant paradigm, and still see evidence that calls for new ways of thinking.
We are in desperate need of this now to protect long term health around the world on many indicators.
Women need to use pre- natal care. People need to do early cancer screening. The young and the old need to interact in social groups to develop and to survive. People need to work (and have health insurance!)
Keep your eyes on the long term indicators as well as those that impact the numbers this week. Speak out if you see impending risks in the longer term indicators. Caring about the health of the whole population requires a broader perspective.
Public health can provide that perspective- in the face of a voracious media that is pulling us to react only to the current data, and tell a story of impending doom.
Fear has become its own danger. Don’t subscribe to it. Leading is identifying the challenges and the ways forward.
Best to all. Joan