Employment and Public Health Are On the Same Team
Social and Economic Needs Are Always Part of the Equation
When I hear people talking about public health issues, especially since the pandemic, they often pit public health needs against economic needs. For example, “I know COVID 19 is a public health threat but the economy matters, too”. Quick reads of titles from reputable research journals can give the impression that health and economic researchers also see health and economics as a dichotomy (although deeper reading reveals another story — more on that later). Take this title from Vox EU: “Valuating health vs wealth: The effect of information and how this matters for COVID-19 policymaking”. Or, consider this Science Daily article , titled, “COVID- 19: Trade-offs between economics and public health. It would seem that economic well-being and physical well-being are separate factors that are frequently at odds for policy makers. But is this the case?
Social and economic outcomes are inseparable from public health
My interests as a business trainer and as a writer are frequently at the intersection of environmental sustainability, economics, and health. I partially attribute my integrated view of these topics from my academic background. I have an engineering technology degree…
