In popular culture the word radical has been conflated with the word extreme. Politically, to be extreme is to take society’s fundamental principles to their furthest limits. To be radical, however, is to challenge and reimagine those fundamental principles.

In public health, to be radical means to challenge surface-level explanations for health inequalities and to reimagine what our homes, neighborhoods, and cities would look like with health justice at the center.

To do this, we use critical frameworks and social science methods to examine the root causes of health inequities and to work creatively and collaboratively to design, implement, and evaluate equitable solutions.