128: Epidemiologists Needed

Chrissie Juliano, Executive Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, explains the critical need to hire hundreds of epidemiologists in public health departments nationwide; Richard Hamburg, Executive Director of the Safe States Alliance, outlines the vision for a national injury and violence prevention program; Dr. Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge, ASTHO's Senior Vice President of Health Equity and Diversity Initiatives, discusses equity as part of a panel hosted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and ASTHO prepares to recognize women and nutrition in March.

Big Cities Health Coalition: Report – Cities Need to Increase Number of Epidemiologists

Safe States Alliance: Blueprint for a National Injury and Violence Prevention Program

CMS YouTube: Black Health and Wellness – Building a More Equitable Health Care System