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Scenario-blocks

17 worlds

Every future scenario teams have built by combining outcome cards — the drivers and uncertainties bound together into a small world.

Futures · Nº 01

big brother

because access to data is utilized for political or law enforcement purposes, authoritarianism becomes increasingly common. this causes or enables less participation in the Health system, which ultimately changes the ability of public health to be population based and increases inequities.

Government access
Compounding known threats
High-leverage disruption
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Futures · Nº 02

Real funds for public health

Because public health workforce has expanded and broaden, support for public health from the public increases therefore which increases funding public health.

Rebuilt public workforce
Trust goes local
Healthier conditions first
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Futures · Nº 03

Invisible Elephants in the Room

We don't see science the same way. The assumption of public health no longer holds.

High-leverage disruption
Synthetic fog
Place-dependent permission
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Futures · Nº 04
Consumer optimization
Constant political resistance
Competing evidence systems
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Futures · Nº 05

Going Over the Prevention Edge - No More Safety

prevention disparities higher morbidity rates AI data

Medicine-led prevention
Constant political resistance
Compounding known threats
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Futures · Nº 06

Rosey the Riveter

Because public health infrastructure has developed in this direction, trust in mission-driven public health institutions becomes increasingly common, this causes or enable better utilization of pubic health services and healthy behavior change, which ultimately improves community health outcomes across the nation, and especially in the most underserved and unhealthiest communites.

Strong public backbone
Distributed and connected
Rebuilt public workforce
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Futures · Nº 07

Mycellium

Adaptation keeps pace
Institutional recovery
Distributed partner workforce
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Futures · Nº 08
Layered publics
Rebuilt public workforce
Verified evidence layer
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Futures · Nº 09

The Neighborhood Cure

Because trust has gone local, community messengers become the front line, which enables prevention through healthier conditions and ultimately changes public health from broadcaster to convener.

Broad permission to act
Trust goes local
Healthier conditions first
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Futures · Nº 10

overwhelmed by individual data

because consumer data has developed in this direction, individual data decisions become increasingly common for those that have access to the technology. this creates more disparities both on individuals that are overwhelmed with information or not sure how to use and for those without access by choice or financial limitations.

Consumer optimization
Trust moves to platforms
Individual control
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Futures · Nº 11
Personalized publics
Compounding known threats
High-leverage disruption
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Futures · Nº 12

Acting together, flip the script

Because federal public health has developed in this direction, direct participation in decision-making about health priorities and funding has become more common, which ultimately changes the nature of public health from top-down intervention to liberated decisions. Because decisions to act have developed, changing behaviours have become common. This enables our communities, which changes our approach to public health

Constant political resistance
Hollowed and outsourced
Shared civic public
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Futures · Nº 13
Layered publics
Trust goes local
Private platforms see more
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Futures · Nº 14
Small AI-augmented core
Corporate control
Trust moves to platforms
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Futures · Nº 15
Personal responsibility regime
Layered publics
Unequal AI arms race
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Futures · Nº 16

1984 corporate style

public health, health disparities, shorter life spans for many,

No common public
Constant political resistance
Corporate control
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Futures · Nº 17

Protopia

Connected local pictures
Healthier conditions first
Competing evidence systems
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NNPHI · Langrand

Future of Public Health