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I disagree. Communications is a core competency for public health. You can find it in the core curriculum of almost every degree in the field, e.g. [1]. What h
by peytn 6y ago
I disagree. Communications is a core competency for public health. You can find it in the core curriculum of almost every degree in the field, e.g. [1].
What happened here is a fairly cynical culture of message paternalism that didn’t survive contact with reality and, frankly, needs an overhaul in my opinion. I don’t think it will get that overhaul unless people ask for it. In the meantime, its results speak for themselves.
[1]: https://www.jhsph.edu/academics/degree-programs/master-of-public-health/program-overview/_documents/Full-time%20Manual%20Final%2008132020.pdf https://www.jhsph.edu/academics/degree-programs/master-of-pu...
- umvi 6y ago> I disagree. Communications is a core competency for public health. And yet Dr. Fauci became the US public health figurehead despite not having a degree in public health. Dr. Fauci has a BA in classics and an MD, and has spent his career specializing in immunology. Shouldn't we have picked someone with actual experience and background in public health and not someone who has specialized their career in studying viruses? Fauci is first and foremost a researcher, not a public health figurehead who is good at communicating with said public.
- afarrell 6y agoWe should have a person who is skilled at communicating with the public about policy decisions and who can calmly preside over conversations like this.