Viehbeck Sarah M, Petticrew Mark, Cummins Steven
Sarah M. Viehbeck holds an adjunct appointment with the School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. Mark Petticrew and Steven Cummins are with the Department of Social and Environmental Health Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England.
Am J Public Health. 2015 Apr;105(4):665-9. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302433. Epub 2015 Feb 25.
Myths are widely held beliefs and are frequently perpetuated through telling and retelling. We examined 10 myths in public health research and practice. Where possible, we traced their origins, interrogated their current framing in relation to the evidence, and offered possible alternative ways of thinking about them. These myths focus on the nature of public health and public health interventions, and the nature of evidence in public health. Although myths may have some value, they should not be privileged in an evidence-informed public health context.
谬见是被广泛持有的观念，常常通过不断讲述而持续存在。我们审视了公共卫生研究与实践中的10个谬见。在可能的情况下，我们追溯了它们的起源，审视了它们当前与证据相关的框架，并提出了思考这些谬见的可能替代方式。这些谬见聚焦于公共卫生及公共卫生干预措施的本质，以及公共卫生中证据的本质。尽管谬见可能有一定价值，但在基于证据的公共卫生背景下，它们不应享有特权。
