98: MLK and Health Equity
Public Health Review Morning Edition
English - January 14, 2022 10:00 - 8 minutes - 11.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Government healthcare health healthnews news publichealth Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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ASTHO CEO Mike Fraser considers Dr. Martin Luther King’s influence on public health and his impact on the organization’s approach to equity; Dr. Alexis Travis, Michigan’s State Health Officer, tells us how the civil rights icon has influenced her work in public health; Dr. Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge says Dr. King’s impact on public health remains strong; and former Washington State Secretary of Health Dr. John Wiesman explains how Dr. King’s lessons can inform our approach to health equity today and in the future.