Public health is exciting because data can take many forms, and data from unexpected sources can sometimes show really surprising impacts of interventions! In the past, I’ve collected qualitative data by interviewing faith healers in Ghana (Figure 1). Because ultimately, we are expressing our values through public health-how do we balance individual liberties and choices with the public good and the collective welfare? What do your data look like? What information do you gather about the world?
Many important discussions revolve around what we, as people who want to intervene to protect the public’s health, should have the power to do, have the duty to do, and have an obligation not to do. It is important to recognize, though, that public health interventions can encroach on peoples’ lives. Ironically, if public health is going well, people may not take any notice-the absence, though, of effective public health is all-too prominent. What are the implications or broader impacts of your work?īy nature, the things that we do as public health scientists touch on peoples’ lives, including their health, experiences, and welfare. I think the inclusion of ‘scientist’ after public health is valuable-our work is grounded in theory, relies on systematic observation of the world, and is conducted with methodological rigor, yet many researchers who work in public health have to push for recognition as scientists. My name is Daniel Arias and I am a public health scientist specializing in health systems and health financing. How do you introduce yourself, scientifically?
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