Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: From the Schools and Programs of Public HealthWe live in highly polarized times.It is hard to think of any major health issue today that is not affected somehow by polarized worldviews.From climate change to pandemics, reproductive rights to vaccines, gun control to complex humanitarian crises, domestic health equity to global health-each issue is riven by deep divisions in values and priorities, often at the intersections of economics, identity, religion, culture, and nationalism.Not only do such partisan politics affect the public discourse on hot topics, but they also affect the training and conduct of public health research, practice, and training.On the one hand, we each hold commitments to our core values and priorities.On the other hand, the broad societal call for diversity and inclusion necessitates that we encounter viewpoints that may clash with ours.How can we effectively, at least without making matters worse, navigate such polarizing issues to ultimately serve the health of the public?From our reading of the literature, observations, and various engagements and conversations with public health experts, social scientists, and clinicians, we gleaned 10 principles for effectively engaging with people who have diverse viewpoints.
Source: Public Health Reports
Authors: K.M. Venkat Narayan, Shivani A. Patel
Institutions: Emory University, Woodruff Health Sciences Center
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4404857496