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Dr Sara Josephine Baker, born in 1873, was a suffragette, a female physician, and openly gay. Her work in NYC teaching mothers with infants basic hygiene skills saved the lives of many babies and lead to the establishment of the Department of Health’s Division of Child Hygiene.
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One of the hardest things to grapple with in public health is that harm isn't always caused by ignorance.
Sometimes people understand the risks perfectly well.
They just decide those risks are worth it.
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This is where public health often parts ways with ideology.
We spend our careers looking at preventable suffering and asking how to reduce it.
When a serious risk is known, and safer alternatives exist, "people should be free to choose" cannot be the end of the conversation.
