Ep. 32 - Dr. Debra Furr-Holden

Dr. Debra Furr-Holden - Dean, Epidemiologist, Activist, and Proud Grandma Today, Jason has the great pleasure of sitting alongside the highly esteemed epidemiologist and public health research professional, Dr. Debra Furr-Holden. Jason will learn after earning her bachelor's in PhD from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dr. Deb has gone on to have an immensely impressive career dedicated to solving health disparities, advocating for preventative medicine, and sounding the horn for leaders to make change. Probably most known for her massive and highly effective efforts in addressing the Flint, Michigan water crisis, Dr. Deb will share her joy as the new Dean of NYU's School of Global Public Health, where she sits on multiple task forces for racial disparity and inequity. She'll also chat with Jason around how she's achieved the monumental feat of closing the COVID racial disparity gap in Michigan, and how she's sustained that progress. Above all Dr. Deb advocates for being unapologetically yourself and inspires others to do the same. This is one episode, you won't want to miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices