We are here today with Dr. Gregg Gonsalves to discuss ways forward to defend public health.
Dr. Gonsalves is an epidemiologist focused on substance use and infectious diseases. He is also an expert in policy modeling on infectious disease and substance use, as well as the intersection of public policy and health equity. In the past he worked in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for 25+ years, in HIV/AIDS, global health and human rights, in the US and Southern Africa. He started a grassroots coalition - Defending Public Health - on LinkedIn in November 2024 in response to the nomination of RFK Jr. to lead HHS.
We discuss the tragic battle of the billionaires, the strength of people power, what we can learn from the global HIV/AIDS pandemic, the way doctors and scientists can reach the communities they care for and translate our work in ways that communities can digest, and advocate for policy changes that can strengthen the health of the public in the current political climate and beyond. The persistence of a few people is enough!!
The article he mentioned below:
How Public Health Took Part of its Own Downfall. Ed Yong
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/10/how-public-health-took-part-its-own-downfall/620457/
Dr. Aimee's favorite podcast besides ours LOL:
Unbiased Science
And learn more about the movement to defend public health by reaching out to the below!
EMAIL: defendingpublichealth@gmail.com
WEBSITE: coming soon!
GOOGLE GROUP: need to 'ask to join' - go to Google Groups, search for defendpublichealth (lowercase, no spaces) and request to join
Thanks as always to Jeff Jeudy for providing our music! And don't forget to check out our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY4BNZEI5dk.
Send us your questions and comments to drtonianddraimee@gmail.com
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