Public health saved your life today, but you probably didn’t know it. That was one of the valuable take-home messages from Dr. Leana Wen, when she spoke to public health students and early career professionals at California State University Los Angeles. Dr. Wen was the culminating speaker in our semester-long series on public health leadership.… Read More »
Health care and public health loom large today, on the eve of the presidential election. From COVID-19 to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), this is now clearly a public health election. Let’s review what’s on people’s minds and what’s at stake. Where are voters on health issues? In February of this year, health care was… Read More »
The presidential primaries are in full swing and health care is an issue for both parties. The candidates have left themselves plenty of wiggle room, but there is enough information in the public domain to make some predictions about what the different approaches (and they are different) would mean for the health care system. This… Read More »