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The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the need for a comprehensive revamp of the US public health system.
Woodrow W. Winchester III, an engineer and management expert, says engineers can help solve current nationwide problems.
He says engineers can offer technical and holistic understanding to design more inclusive, community-led health practices.
Of the many things that COVID-19 has made abundantly clear to us, surely one of them is a newfound realization that public health has become increasingly complex. Understanding the challenges to public health that is, the task of guarding the well-being of the US population is essential now more than ever.
It s something the U.S. health system desperately needs.
Jan 25th, 2021
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Of the many things that COVID-19 has made abundantly clear to us, surely one of them is a newfound realization that public health has become increasingly complex. Understanding the challenges to public health – that is, the task of guarding the well-being of the U.S. population – is essential now more than ever.
As an engineer, design futurist and graduate program director, I have seen how COVID-19 has transformed how public health preparedness is viewed and understood. Some say the pandemic has delivered an urgency for a reimagining of public health.
From designing vaccine supply chains to improving PPE to rebuilding trust, systematically bringing engineering knowhow to public health problems could make a huge difference.