Public Health: On Location
The 2022 Bloomberg American Health Summit on December 6 will bring together practitioners, innovators, and policymakers from around the U.S. who are working to address national and global public health challenges unfolding at an unprecedented scale. Speakers include Michael R. Bloomberg, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, New York State Commissioner of Health Dr. Mary T. Bassett, and Former Philadelphia Mayor, Michael A. Nutter.
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The 2022 Bloomberg American Health Summit: Public Health: On Location
The Bloomberg American Health Initiative will host its fifth annual summit in Philadelphia to bring together Initiative fellows, faculty and public health leaders for networking, learning, and opportunities to see public health in action locally and nationwide. The main plenary session on December 6 will be available to the general public via livestream.
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