In preparation for a postdoc position I’ll be applying for, I’ve been reading up on public health, and came across this article, by S. Leonard Syme, which honestly portrays a lifetime of learning in interventions to improve community health: “Social Determinants of Health: The Community as an Empowered Partner”
The messages here mirror the ones that are echoed across literature on Baha’i approaches to development.
I especially love the story where the local youth approach the research team and ask for help designing a music video intervention to prevent smoking – and it turns out to be possibly the only effective aspect of the whole project.
I would love to hear your comments and how this relates to your experiences in your own communities!