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On Centering Reproductive Health and Access in the Public Health Agenda

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Sandro Galea

The Healthiest Goldfish with Sandro Galea

Thoughts on the possible overturn of Roe v. Wade and public health’s responsibilities in this moment. This post originally appeared on The Healthiest Goldfish with Sandro Galea and is republished here with permission from the author. Learn more at SandroGalea.org. A few days ago, Politico obtained a draft majority opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. If the draft becomes the Court’s final opinion,

Public Health Within Reason

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Sandro Galea

On pausing The Healthiest Goldfish and looking ahead to the new year. This post originally appeared on The Healthiest Goldfish with Sandro Galea and is republished here with permission from the author. Learn more at SandroGalea.org. A bit of an opening announcement: This is going to be the last regular weekly Healthiest Goldfish. When I started The Healthiest Goldfish, my aim was to write

Why Write a Book About a Pandemic During a Pandemic?

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Sandro Galea

Introducing The Contagion Next Time. This post originally appeared on The Healthiest Goldfish with Sandro Galea and is republished here with permission from the author. Learn more at SandroGalea.org. I have long been inspired by the songs and message of the musical Hamilton. There is a moment in the show when the titular character faces an hour of maximum crisis, when it seems like

Resisting Our Suburban Impulses

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Sandro Galea

On recognizing when the view from our positions of privilege prevents us from seeing the path to a healthier world for all. This post originally appeared on The Healthiest Goldfish with Sandro Galea and is republished here with permission from the author. Learn more at SandroGalea.org. Suburbs can be terrific places. I live in a suburb, and I can think of few better

Resisting the Allure of Moral Grandstanding

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Sandro Galea

On choosing between virtue and the mere appearance of it. This post originally appeared on The Healthiest Goldfish with Sandro Galea and is republished here with permission from the author. Learn more at SandroGalea.org. We are living in an age of the visible moral gesture. It seems that all events of some note in our cultural or political life are accompanied by statements of

The Ineluctable Role of the Faceless Bureaucrat

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Sandro Galea

During Covid-19, bureaucracy was tested like never before in recent memory. Thoughts on how we can most effectively create functioning bureaucratic contexts, to support health. This post originally appeared on The Healthiest Goldfish with Sandro Galea and is republished here with permission from the author. Learn more at SandroGalea.org. When I was in New York City I was talking to a colleague and

The Aesthetics of a Healthier World

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Sandro Galea

Using the tools of art and metaphor to shape a new vision of health. This post originally appeared on The Healthiest Goldfish with Sandro Galea and is republished here with permission from the author. Learn more at SandroGalea.org. As we enter the Sunday of Summer, I wanted today to muse on a somewhat lighter topic than ones I have taken on of late—namely

How Bad Ideas Can Make Good Ones Better

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Sandro Galea

The ideas that shape a healthier world can only emerge in a context of viewpoint diversity, with differing perspectives creating a dynamic which sharpens thought and makes us better at what we do. This post originally appeared on The Healthiest Goldfish with Sandro Galea and is republished here with permission from the author. Learn more at SandroGalea.org. In public health, we talk a

Borders in an Age of Pandemics

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Sandro Galea

The challenges borders pose at the intersection of the broader goals of public health with the pragmatic demands of addressing a crisis. This post originally appeared on The Healthiest Goldfish with Sandro Galea and is republished here with permission from the author. Learn more at SandroGalea.org. Readers of this blog will recognize several familiar themes. One of them is that the world is

The History of Soccer, the Butterfly, and Public Health

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Sandro Galea

How our choices shape, and reshape, the status quo over time, within the context of the complex systems that determine health. This post originally appeared on The Healthiest Goldfish with Sandro Galea and is republished here with permission from the author. Learn more at SandroGalea.org. My favorite game by some distance is soccer. The game has been in the news lately, most recently

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