The burgeoning field of precision public health is a tech-centric approach that looks to target public-health interventions to the specific people who need them.

Precision approaches are taking off and its advocates say this concept promises to save money and lives. However, other researchers are concerned that as funders provide huge amounts of money for precision-public-health initiatives, the focus will be taken away from conventional public health approaches that could improve the lives of millions.

This is an audio version of our feature: Is precision public health the future — or a contradiction?

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