Category: Interview

Posted in Interview Volume-3

Georges Benjamin, MD

Dr. Georges Benjamin has served as Executive Director of the American Public Health Association (APHA) since 2002. …

Posted in Interview Volume-3

Causandra Gaines, BSW

Causandra Gaines, BSW has worked in Westside Detroit for 27 years.  A social worker by training, Ms. Gaines’…

Posted in Interview Volume-3

Len Syme, PhD

Dr. S. Leonard Syme has been pioneering research on the social determinants of health since the 1950s. …

Posted in Interview Volume-2

Anthony Iton, MD, JD, MPH

Dr. Iton’s commitment to improving the fundamental conditions of people’s lives is profoundly shaped by contrasting his…

Posted in Interview Volume-2

Linda Murray, MD, MPH

When Dr. Murray was in college, a friend’s mother, a black doctor, challenged her to consider becoming a…

Posted in Interview Volume-2

Angela Reyes, MPH

Angela Reyes is a dynamic leader in the Latino and Southwest Detroit communities, where she grew up. …

Posted in Interview Volume-7

Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD

JUNE 9, 2014 Trained in both internal medicine and epidemiology, Ichiro Kawachi, has been a pioneer in…

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Susan Avila, RN, MPH

Susan originally planned to be a nun.  Instead, she took advantage of a government-sponsored financial assistance program that…

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Quentin Young, MD

Dr. Young is a well known physician and health activist who continues to rally for social justice in…

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Renee Canady, MPA, PhD

Renee Canady, MPA, PhD AUGUST 30, 2013 Dr. Canady’s public health career reflects her longstanding commitment to…