Policymakers' engagement with ethicists to improve public health in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine how policymakers interact with bioethicists, their interest in future engagement, and their motivation and hesitations to do so.

Methods

Three nationwide surveys of United States policymakers (N = 1105) conducted September 15-November 2, 2023, including representative samples of local government elected policymakers (N = 459); local managers (N = 288); and a diverse (unweighted) sample of state and local civil service workers who provide family support services (N = 358). Surveys assessed the prevalence of policymakers' current interactions with bioethicists, unmet desire to engage with them more (and on which policy topics), and hesitations about the value of engaging with them when facing public health challenges.

Resul

SUBMITTER: Levine AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12418881 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature