373: PH Funding Barriers, Planning an Equity Movement

Dr. Thomas Dobbs, former State Health Officer for the Mississippi State Department of Health and now dean of the John D. Bower School of Population Health at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, urges agencies that fund local public health programs to eliminate the barriers that can get in the way of lifesaving work; Dr. Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge, ASTHO Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, says justice and health equity are the focus of ASTHO's 2023 Health Equity Summit planned for April; and an ASTHO blog article examines what it takes to lead at this moment in public health. Health Affairs News Article: Getting Government To Work For Public Health ASTHO Webpage: Health Equity Summit - A Movement for Justice ASTHO Blog Article: Exploring the Effect of Public Health Crises on Health Equity Leadership