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Learning our way into the future public health: a proposition
Phil Hanlon1, Sandra Carlisle, Margaret Hannah
1Centre for Population Health Sciences, School of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, 1 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RZ, UK.
Journal of Public Health (Oxford, England)
|August 24, 2011
Summary
Public health must evolve beyond modern approaches, which show diminishing returns and contribute to new epidemics. A radical shift in values and skills is essential for addressing future challenges like climate change and societal well-being.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Environmental Science
Background:
- Modernity's focus on controlling nature yields diminishing returns and adverse effects.
- Rising rates of obesity, addiction, mental health issues, and inequality signal a crisis in current public health paradigms.
- Emerging global threats like climate change and peak oil necessitate a reevaluation of societal approaches.
Purpose of the Study:
- To bridge the gap between current public health practices and future needs.
- To propose radical arguments for a necessary transformation in public health.
- To outline new propositions and models for public health to navigate future challenges.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of the limitations and adverse effects of modernity.
- Examination of societal responses to emerging global threats.
- Development of theoretical propositions and models for future public health.
Main Results:
- Evidence suggests current public health methods are insufficient for future challenges.
- A lack of new thinking and practices hinders adaptation to crises.
- Profound societal change is indicated as necessary to avoid collapse.
Conclusions:
- Public health requires a fundamental reorientation of values and skills.
- New approaches are critical to address the unsustainable trajectory of modernity.
- Learning and adaptation are key to developing resilient public health systems for the future.
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