Category: Interview
Georges Benjamin, MD
Dr. Georges Benjamin has served as Executive Director of the American Public Health Association (APHA) since 2002. …
Causandra Gaines, BSW
Causandra Gaines, BSW has worked in Westside Detroit for 27 years. A social worker by training, Ms. Gaines’…
Len Syme, PhD
Dr. S. Leonard Syme has been pioneering research on the social determinants of health since the 1950s. …
Anthony Iton, MD, JD, MPH
Dr. Iton’s commitment to improving the fundamental conditions of people’s lives is profoundly shaped by contrasting his…
Linda Murray, MD, MPH
When Dr. Murray was in college, a friend’s mother, a black doctor, challenged her to consider becoming a…
Angela Reyes, MPH
Angela Reyes is a dynamic leader in the Latino and Southwest Detroit communities, where she grew up. …
Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD
JUNE 9, 2014 Trained in both internal medicine and epidemiology, Ichiro Kawachi, has been a pioneer in…
Susan Avila, RN, MPH
Susan originally planned to be a nun. Instead, she took advantage of a government-sponsored financial assistance program that…
Quentin Young, MD
Dr. Young is a well known physician and health activist who continues to rally for social justice in…
Renee Canady, MPA, PhD
Renee Canady, MPA, PhD AUGUST 30, 2013 Dr. Canady’s public health career reflects her longstanding commitment to…