This has been a difficult, unprecedented year. We have faced significant challenges—as a world, as a field, and as a school community. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed the work of public health at the center of the national, and indeed, global, conversation. Recent political, social, and economic developments have all intersected with our core mission of working towards healthier populations by engaging with the broader forces that shape health, with special regard for the vulnerable and marginalized. It has been inspiring indeed to see how the SPH community has pursued this mission in the midst of challenge, working to strengthen the foundations of justice and equity on which a healthy society is based. As we enter the time of reflection the holidays can bring, some thoughts on what the pandemic has taught us about our approach to health, and how these lessons can inform a vision of a healthier future.
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