100,000 new COVID-19 cases, with the number of deaths standing at over 230,000. COVID-19 has taken — and continues to take — a toll on the health and well-being of the nation.
Yet, according to the exit poll of record and across party lines, the economy was the most important issue to the people casting their votes for president.
The coronavirus pandemic was third, following racial inequality. As a public health professional and psychologist who designs and implements strategies to help people, particularly men, engage in healthier behavior, I have long been fascinated by the disconnect between the ways that we as health professionals seek to prioritize health and the ways that people do so in their daily lives.