A Critical Lens on Health: Key Principles of Critical Discourse Analysis and Its Benefits to Anti-Racism in Population Public Health Research

Critical discourse analysis (CDA) is an interdisciplinary research methodology used to analyze as a form of “social practice”, exploring how meaning socially constructed. In addition, the draws from field critical studies, in which places deliberate focus on social and political forces that produce phenomena means challenge change societal practices. The purpose this article demonstrate benefits CDA population public health (PPH) research. We will do by providing brief overview its history then identifying discussing three crucial principles we argue are successful research: (1) should contribute justice; (2) strongly based theory; (3) constructivist epistemology. A key benefit brings PPH lens, aligns with fundamental goals including addressing determinants reducing inequities. Our demonstrates need for researchers consider approach understanding eliminating inequities order achieve wellness all.