Abstract

Honouring the value of people in public health: a different kind of p-value.

Highlights

  • When faced with a complex public health problem there is a natural urge to find solutions

  • The World Health Organization recognizes that solutionism is unlikely to succeed in creating people-centred, integrated health systems.[1]

  • Pro forma advisory boards are just a small step towards partnership: what is needed is a fundamental shift in the idea of who is in charge

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Introduction

When faced with a complex public health problem there is a natural urge to find solutions. The World Health Organization recognizes that solutionism is unlikely to succeed in creating people-centred, integrated health systems.[1] Public health problems are generated by communities, societies and cultures with their multiple histories, values and perspectives. Public health problems are dynamic – they don’t stay solved.

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