Description/Abstract
Policy has long been considered a core element of public health practice. The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear that public health practice and research exist within a political context that cannot be ignored.
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Document Type
Issue Brief
Keywords
public health, health policy, politics, pratitioners
Disciplines
Health Policy | Medicine and Health | Politics and Social Change
Date
12-1-2020
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Acknowledgements
The author thanks Megan Ray and Shannon Monnat for inputs and edits on earlier versions of this brief.
Recommended Citation
Pendergrast, Claire, "Health is Political: Public Health Practitioners and Researchers Should be Trained Accordingly" (2020). Population Health Research Brief Series. 14.
https://surface.syr.edu/lerner/14
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