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This money only makes sense if it is iron clad ring fenced for things like subsidizing access to pre-natal care, anti-smoking, etc. As we saw from the pandemic, the “public health” profession is highly politicized in a leftist direction and happy to be dishonest in the service of politics (e.g., you can’t have a funeral for your grandmother but mass protests over George Floyd post no covid risk).
Oh give me a break. What a foolish comment. You can’t just lambast the entire public health profession as “politicized in a leftist direction” because you didn’t agree with covid precautions (which are no longer in effect pretty much everywhere in the US). It’s attitudes like yours that have contributed to Indiana ranking last or close to it in virtually every public health indicator.
Why do you object to ring fencing the money to only bona fide health related activities then?
By the way, you obviously know nothing about the public health profession. I was on the APHA mailing list for many years. Virtually all of their communications were about how things like climate change, guns, or racism were big public health problems, whereas infectious disease, opioids, etc. got much less play.
Go on and list those activities.
I’d just like to point out that the state of Indiana just passed an abortion law that in theory would lead to thousands more births a year and specifically chose not to pass significant increases in pre-natal care at the same time. The $55 million dollar increases didn’t even cover the current funding shortfalls.
The excuse given was that they couldn’t appropriate money during a special session… of course, during that special session, they chose to instead appropriate a billion dollars back to Hoosiers instead of improving pre-natal care or even doing something like fixing our roads.
But, please, go on about dishonesty in politics. I guess I’m just a socialist because I’m tired of living in Indianapolis and my tax dollars going to places in Indiana that are bleeding population left and right.
So, Aaron, from your reply you do seem to agree that infectious disease is a reasonable focus for public health, and yet you disparage public health efforts taken during the biggest infectious disease outbreak in a century. I’m confused. Yes, you are right that opioids are also a public health issue. But if you really believe there is no public health impact from climate change, guns and racism, you are living in a right-wing echo chamber. Those three issues account for an ever-growing impact on the health of Americans. They deserve to be addressed in a systemic way, the way public health efforts can.
Are you Aaron Renn? If so, I am stunned by your comment. I had you figured all wrong.
We need to first look at what programs are NOT working. Either stop them or modify them to streamline spending. And don’t just throw money at things. Find solutions to the problems. Lack of education is the root of much of the unhealthy habits. In the end, you can lead the horse to water, but you can’t make them drink.
Indiana, with a tax of just 99.5 cents per pack of cigarettes, ranks as the 13th cheapest state for smokers. Or, put another way, we are the 13th best place to live when it comes to state-assisted suicide (sarcasm intended).
And at the same time our state leaders disparage ESG efforts by corporations. ESG is not only real, it provides a real framework to engage our corporations/employers in the solution. Public health, health and wellness broadly are complicated topics and issues that requires a focus on both the big picture and the specifics in formulating effective solutions. I look forward to seeing the output and impact of the commission.