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Journal Article
Deconstructing “Normal” for a More Equitable Post–COVID-19 World
2022
Overview
History tells us that post-pandemic worlds (e.g., after the second pandemic of plague in the 14th century and the 1918 influenza pandemic) were dramatically altered in almost every conceivable way, from human biology and demography to politics, economics, and religion. The reality that we left at the beginning of 2020 can no longer be restored.In discussions throughout our-tenure as the AJPH 2021 Student ThinkTank cohort, we found ourselves contemplating what it might mean to \"return to normal\" once the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Two viewpoints became apparent: (1) normal, as a construct, is relative to individuals or groups, and (2) the prepandemic normal as an indicator of equity was not working for everyone. Exacerbations of health and economic inequalities glared as the pandemic disrupted our lives. Disenfranchised people, such as those with disabilities, people of color, those residing in low-to middle-income households, and those with chronic illnesses, found themselves at the crosshairs of COVID-19, a stressed health care system, and economic shock. Perhaps conceptualizations of what we previously deemed as \"normal\" need to be challenged given that, in the practice of public health policy and leadership, realities are not static; normal is a fluid state in constant change as opposed to something to which we can collectively return.
