Description
Trustworthiness of public health and trust in public health are social determinants of health. Historically, the public health field has struggled to restore trust after failing to effectively engage communities and provide responsive services, particularly with people at high risk, and communities experiencing injustice.
Contributors
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MODERATOR: Andrea Lowe, MPH, CPH
Andrea L. Lowe, MPH, CPH serves as the Ethics Section Chair. Her health and human services career spans multiple states including Virginia, California, and Nebraska working with government agencies, non-profits, and the private sector. She operates Social Impact Studio Consulting, LLC and is pursuing her DrPH with Loma Linda University.
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Dr. Olihe Okoro, PhD, MPH, MPharm,
Dr. Olihe Okoro is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy, Duluth. As a social and behavioral scientist, and community-engaged researcher, Olihe has years of experience working collaboratively with Black/African American communities and patient populations to investigate root causes of health disparities and implement community-based health interventions. Olihe is committed to integrating structural and cultural competencies into pharmacy education, patient care and healthcare delivery. She is also passionate about providing relevant mentoring and instrumental support for students of color who aspire to healthcare and allied professions. Through these efforts, Olihe’s work continues to contribute to enhancing health and healthcare for underserved populations, towards the goal of achieving health equity for all. Dr. Okoro currently serves as the Chair of the APHA Pharmacy Section's Membership Committee.
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Donte Boyd, PhD
Dr. Donte T. Boyd is an Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University College of Social Work. He also serves as a Visiting Research Faculty at Yale University School of Public Health through the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) and Visiting Professor at the University of California, San Francisco at the Center for AIDs Prevention Studies (CAPS). Dr. Boyd’s research addresses how socio-contextual factors impact young Black MSM decision-making behaviors. He is particularly interested in examining how the role of the family (e.g., parent/sibling support, communication, bonding) and other important persons in young Black MSM lives impact HIV prevention behaviors (e.g., HIV testing, PrEP Use) and mental health outcomes. Before joining the faculty, Dr. Boyd received his Ph.D. from UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. He also has worked extensively as a social worker in different capacities in AIDs Serving Organizations (ASOs). Dr. Boyd worked as Ryan White Case Manager working with HIV-positive individuals and as a Public Health Representative before deciding to further his educational pursuits.
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Dr. Nadine Finigan-Carr, PhD
Nadine M Finigan-Carr, Ph.D., is a prevention research scientist focused on the application of behavioral and social science perspectives to research on contemporary health problems, especially those that disproportionately affect people of color. She is an internationally recognized expert on minor human trafficking and sexual exploitation. As Director of the Prevention of Adolescent Risks Initiative (PARI) at the University of Maryland: School of Social Work, she serves as PI of projects at both state and federal levels designed to intervene with system involved youth. Dr Finigan-Carr is the author of Linking Health and Education for African American Students’ Success (Routledge Press).
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Cee Ann Davis, MD, MPH, FACPM FACOG,
Dr. Davis joined Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine as an Adjunct Faculty in Fall 2018, where she teaches MPH Public Health Ethics, Public Health Policy and Politics, and Interprofessional Education. She is Director of Blue Ridge Community Health, an NGO providing public health/preventive health services, education, and support. She received her B.A. and M.D. from the University of Virginia., and her Residency training and M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins University. She is board Certified both in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in General Preventive Medicine/Public Health. Former positions include Virginia Department of Health District Director, National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Physician and founding/managing partner of a multi-subspecialty Ob/Gyn private practice in Winchester. She is currently an American Public Health Association (APHA) Governing Councilor, representing the Ethics Section, Chair of the Ethics Section Public Health Ethics Dissemination and Implememtation Committee, and serves on the Section Policy committee. She is past Chair of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Workgroup, currently serves as a subject matter expert for NACCHO and serves on the Health Living and Prevention Workgroup. She serves as a Women’s Health expert for the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM). She represents NACCHO on the HRSA/ACOG Women’s Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI), and serves as an ACOG (American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists) delegate to the AMA (American Medical Association). She held office in Virginia as a Certified Planning Commissioner. A Surgeon General’s NHSC Commendation Recipient, she is also the national 2020 APHA MCH Effective Practice Award winner. She is a volunteer in Virginia’s Medical Reserve Corps.
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Jefferson Ketchel, MA, RS
Jefferson Ketchel is the Executive Director of the Washington State Public Health Association. He manages WSPHA’s communications, operations, programs, and supports the new strategic direction. He has an MA in Policy Studies from the University of Washington and is a registered sanitarian. Jefferson is also a graduate of the CDC's Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute and Harvard University's National Preparedness Leadership Initiative Executive Education Program. Prior to joining WSPHA, he was the administrator of the Snohomish and Grant County Health Districts. Jeff has served as president of the Washington State Association of Local Public Health Officials and chair of the Washington State Board of Registered Sanitarians.
A lifelong Washingtonian, Jeff lives in Spokane with his wife Emily and their three children Harrison, Marjorie, and Ruby.
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CHAT MONITOR: Kelly McLaughlin MPH, MCHES
Kelly McLaughlin MPH, MCHES is a Section Councilor for APHA's Community Health Planning and Policy Development Section and co-chair of the Health Communication Matters Workgroup. Kelly is a Public Health Education Consultant with the New Jersey Department of Health focusing on Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare.
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Q&A MODERATOR: Jeannette Jackson-Thompson MA, MSPH, PhD
Dr Jeannette Jackson-Thompson MA, MSPH, PHD is Research Associate Professor, and Co-Director, Health and Behavioral Risk Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia. She has published recently on aspects of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence, comorbidities and risks of cardiovascular diseases with breast cancer patients, obesity and diet.