Addressing the elephant in the room: Economic growth and the nation’s poor health – changing the economy’s goal for a healthier future

Noonan, Robert J.2025-07-182025-07-182024-05-17Noonan, R. J. (2024). Addressing the elephant in the room: Economic growth and the nation’s poor health – changing the economy’s goal for a healthier future. Perspectives in Public Health, 144(3), 148-149. https://doi.org/10.1177/175791392412318831757-913910.1177/17579139241231883http://hdl.handle.net/10034/629530© Royal Society for Public Health 2024.This opinion piece focuses on how in order to improve the nation's poor health, the government needs to place more value on social justice and wellbeing as well as the use of regulation to positively change culture and health behaviour.Printenhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/HealthInequalityHealth behaviourWellbeingSocial justiceAddressing the elephant in the room: Economic growth and the nation’s poor health – changing the economy’s goal for a healthier futureArticle1757-9147Perspectives in Public Health2025-07-18144