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How can personal narratives serve to influence public health policy?
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Air date: September 9, 2012
Host: Barbara Lewis
Interview: Brad Wright, Ph.D., Postdoc in health policy at Brown University. He has a Ph.D. in health policy and management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and writes the blog “Wright on Health”.
Brad Wright, Ph.D, in health policy and management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, writes the blog “Wright on Health” and advocates the use of personal anecdotes to potentially shape health policy. Wright shares his perspective on the use of personal narrative to highlight public policy issues and whether they are applicable to large, complex health issues.
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