Ideological arguments that health professionals should “stay in their lane” and not participate in public debates but instead remain focused solely on their scope of practice fail to recognize it is their ethical obligation of health professionals to engage with fellow professionals and the public on such issues. Such tactics are often intended to silence individuals with relevant expertise from weighing in on divisive issues and debates pertinent to the health and well-being of disenfranchised and marginalized communities. The challenge for health professionals is how to both reject such efforts and effectively respond to divisive legislation and political issues. There is often not consensus among health professionals either, so in addition to fostering open dialogue with the general public, how should we respond to fellow health professionals with whom we disagree? Health professionals, whether they be physicians, nurses, social workers, public health specialists, researchers, clinical ethicists, etc. have an obligation to their patients and the communities they serve to proactively work toward injury and harm prevention regardless of the cause, including structural and social determinants of health. This presentation will discuss the merits and barriers to public discourse including which mediums (traditional media vs social media) may have the greatest impact. It will also examine the effectiveness of actionable strategies that health professionals can utilize to address misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation that have exacerbated the rhetoric surrounding highly charged issues.