Abstract:
:The mission of public health--improving the health of populations--is difficult to advance in public discourse because a language to express the values animating that mission has not been adequately developed. Following on the work of Robert Bellah, Dan Beauchamp, and others, we argue that the first "language" of American culture is individualism. A second American language of community--rooted in egalitarianism, humanitarianism, and human interconnection--serves as the first language of public health. These values resonate with many Americans but are not easily articulated. Consequently, reductionist, individualistic understandings of public health problems prevail. Advancing the public health approach to the nation's health challenges requires invigorating America's second language by recognizing the human interconnection underlying the core social justice values of public health.
journal_name
Am J Public Healthjournal_title
American journal of public healthauthors
Wallack L,Lawrence Rdoi
10.2105/AJPH.2004.043844subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2005-04-01 00:00:00pages
567-70issue
4eissn
0090-0036issn
1541-0048pii
95/4/567journal_volume
95pub_type
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