Signing Off by Defining a ‘New’ Field of Practice
I wrap up 13 years of work with a practice-informed illustration of how public health can work with community power-building organisations
Blog
My writing across my projects and publications
Leading versus Leadership
Our new article proposes what’s required to create a version of public health that’s fit for today’s challenges
Time To Change The Relationship Between People And The State
Our new report proposing a three-part framework for changing how we govern
Norms, White Supremacy & Health Equity
How Okun & Buford’s nine characteristics of white supremacy can help move us beyond conflating disparities and inequities
The Infrastructure of Narrative Power
Building on our NEJM article on social narratives and health, our new articles looks at where narratives come from
Social Narratives and Population Health
How the stories in society affect our sense of belonging, sense of hope, and health
Social Infrastructure & Community Power
Robust analyses of social infrastructure are helping to illustrate the economic, social and civic value of community power
Power & Belonging
How agency and power are fueled by belonging and how belonging requires agency and power
Four Ideas On Community Control To Influence Policy And Practice
Frame it as innovation, elevate the idea and its processes, embrace disagreements, and start from respect
Public Health, Movements and Inside-Outside Strategies
How health departments have to see themselves as part of ecosystems pursuing better health for all
The Power of Plain Language
Rejoice in governments banning lingo; saying things clearly can help us pursue the things that matter when the powerful try to stop us
An Hour That Changed My Life
S. Leonard Syme, who died in January, changed how we understand health and guided me to the importance of control, agency and power
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