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To argue for the recognition of narrative reasoning in population health science as a form of explanation.

Narrative explanation and population health: towards a population health humanities

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This analysis reveals narrative's impact on population health, suggesting it enhances understanding and engagement in structural inequality.

To argue for the recognition of narrative reasoning in population health science as a form of explanation.
Theoretical analysis drawing on philosophy of science and population health literature.
Identification of narrative practices in public health and their implications for understanding health outcomes.
Demonstrates that narrative reasoning is essential for explaining temporally extended and socially embedded health outcomes.
Positions medical humanities as a vital epistemic collaborator in population health research.
Highlights the limitations of viewing narrative merely as a communicative tool.

Joseph Jebari (2025) studied this question.

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This analysis reveals narrative's impact on population health, suggesting it enhances understanding and engagement in structural inequality.