Fri.Feb 16, 2024

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Grief, Bereavement, Public Health, and Me

Mad in America

I lost someone important to me in 2022. This someone was the first love of my 30s. And someone who I can confidently say was one of the great loves of my life. In public health, we talk about death. But we don’t talk about grief or bereavement. We aim to protect, preserve, and promote the health of individuals and their communities. We’re terribly outcomes-driven in this respect—we want results.