Dr. Leana Wen on the Pandemic and the 'Fight for Public Health'

Middletown CT

03 August, 2021

3:39 PM

Description

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Leana Wen, emergency physician, former Baltimore Health Commissioner, and medical analyst for CNN. Dr. Wen's new book, "Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health" addresses the dramatic failings of the American public health system to adequately address the pandemic, the need to create a more coordinated national and international public health infrastructure, and the way forward as COVID surges. She also discusses the potential for school based health centers to address health inequity in this country. Click on the image below to watch the video.