Caitlin G Allen, Dana Lee Olstad, Anna R Kahkoska, Yue Guan, Paula S Ramos, Julia Steinberg, Stephanie A S Staras, Crystal Y Lumpkins, Laura V Milko, Erin Turbitt, Alanna K Rahm, Katherine W Saylor, Stephanie Best, Ashley Hatch, Isabella Santangelo, Megan C Roberts
Precision public health holds promise to improve disease prevention and health promotion strategies, allowing the right intervention to be delivered to the right population at the right time. Growing concerns underscore the potential for precision-based approaches to exacerbate health disparities by relying on biased data inputs and recapitulating existing access inequities. To achieve its full potential, precision public health must focus on addressing social and structural drivers of health and prominently incorporate equity-related concerns, particularly with respect to race and ethnicity...
August 31, 2023: American Journal of Public Health