
Acknowledging Grief as a Determinant of Health: Public Health Needs to Listen and Learn
Law & Policy InsightsMechanisms for Advancing Health EquityMechanisms for Advancing Public HealthGrief is a near-universal human experience, yet it remains markedly absent from public health discourse and infrastructure. Instead, public health systems tend to treat bereavement as a private, individual matter rather than a legitimate population health concern. As we reconsider the broader mental health landscape, we must ask: What would it look like for public health systems to fully acknowledge grief in its cultural complexity?