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Politics Spread COVID: Developing a Public Health Response
Marcus Cheatham1, Heidi Hancher-Rauch2, Jodi Brookins-Fisher3
1Public Health Officer, Mid-Michigan District, Retired, Haslett, MI, USA.
Health Promotion Practice
|August 19, 2022
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Political Science
- Sociology
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in one million American deaths, exceeding worst-case scenarios.
- Politicization of public health crises sidelined experts and reduced compliance with recommendations.
- Marginalized populations experienced disproportionately high mortality rates.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the factors contributing to high COVID-19 mortality in the U.S.
- To deconstruct outdated public health assumptions.
- To understand the influence of American politics on public health outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative analysis of pandemic response.
- Review of public health models and assumptions.
- Examination of political influences on health policy and public behavior.
Main Results:
- Public health recommendations faced low compliance due to politicization and misinformation.
- Traditional public health assumptions about expert authority are no longer valid.
- Significant disparities in mortality were observed among marginalized groups.
Conclusions:
- Profound political shifts have altered the relationship between public health and society.
- Effective public health requires a reevaluation of existing models and greater political engagement.
- Addressing the influence of politics is crucial to prevent future public health failures.
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