The ‘lifeworld’ of health and disease and the design of public health interventions

The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are still working through health systems worldwide, and further reflections about nature disease, how to design implement effective public interventions much needed. For numerous diseases conditions, as well for COVID-19, our knowledge base is rich. We know a lot biology we have plenty statistics that relate socio-economic factors. In this paper, argue need add third dimension base, namely thorough description lifeworld in terms mixed biosocial mechanisms operate it. present concepts mechanisms, then illustrate they can be operationalised measured methodologies combine qualitative quantitative approaches. Finally, explain complementarity approach with biological statistical dimensions disease interventions.