Health is political.

Who gets access to what healthcare is political. Abortions are political. Vaccines are political. Payment models for healthcare are political.

The other way around, too, of course. Pollution limits are a political choice that is also a health choice. Traffic law. Gun policy. Tax policy. You name it. It all affects public health.

And yes, the above is also both political and a health consideration. They make the case right in the block you quote.

You're trying to draw a false dichotomy, when the two are inherently interrelated concepts.