Change the mindset on nuclear weapons: health experts use their professions to prevent global health threats.

Abstract

The accumulated knowledge of nuclear weapons’ anticipated damage shows that nuclear disarmament is the only rational option for the survival of the human species. Along with the health professionals’ ethics, they can take responsibility for preventing the primary use of nuclear weapons. This essay argues that health professionals’ role is to engage in education and advocacy to alter the mindset that has justified the existence of nuclear weapons. Leveraging their expertise in public health, their roles can be further fulfilled through comprehensive activism that includes international, national, community, and educational levels.