Fatherhood: Public health’s most desperately needed intervention

Public health experts would be wise to consider the counterfactual world where most every home has a good father present, then, work towards it.

Public health is complicated, and I often wonder if its expansive nature makes it difficult for experts in the field to do their jobs. Charles-Edward Winslow, professor and founder of the Yale School of Public Health, once described it as “The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical and mental health…” and it keeps…