This is a pivotal moment for public health. The incoming president is signaling major shifts in longstanding federal health policies, with administration appointments that potentially threaten vaccine access and undermine trust in science and medicine.

What is the future for public health in these times of deep political division? Today at the Bloomberg American Health Summit, experts and leaders in the field will work to answer that and other big questions. Watch live starting at 9:00 a.m. ET.

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EXPLORE THE AGENDA

Today's Summit, organized by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative, will bring together public health leaders, government officials, community organizations, researchers, students, and others to discuss evidence-based policies that remain critical to advancing health in our country. Conversations will cover urgent topics including building bipartisan support for public health initiatives in 2025 and beyond, addressing health disparities, and defending the role of science.

Speakers include:

• Jerome Adams, Former U.S. Surgeon General and Director of Health Equity, Purdue University
• Xavier Becerra, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies, WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries, and 108th mayor of New York City
• Cory Booker, U.S. Senator, New Jersey
• Muriel Bowser, Mayor, Washington D.C.
• Jonathan Capehart, Associate Editor, The Washington Post
• Francis S. Collins, Distinguished Investigator, National Institutes of Health
• Madlen Davies, Senior Editor, The Examination
• Thomas Dobbs, Former Mississippi State Health Officer
• Cynthia Bissett Germanotta, President and Co-Founder, Born This Way Foundation
• Ron Daniels, President, Johns Hopkins University
• Rosa DeLauro, U.S. Representative, 3rd District of Connecticut
• Jamie Ducharme, Health Correspondent, TIME Magazine
• John Feinblatt, President, Everytown for Gun Safety
• Brian Fitzpatrick, U.S. Representative, 1st District of Pennsylvania
• Riley Griffin, Health Care Reporter, Bloomberg News
• Ellen J. MacKenzie, Dean, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, New York University
• Joshua M. Sharfstein, Director, Bloomberg American Health Initiative
• Michelle Spencer, Deputy Director, Bloomberg American Health Initiative
• Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Washington Correspondent, The New York Times
• Yasmin Tayag, Staff Writer, The Atlantic

"Science and data should drive U.S. public health research and policy -- not partisan politics or baseless conspiracy theories," said Mike announcing the Summit's agenda and speakers.

Tune in today at 9:00 a.m. ET to hear how experts and leaders in the field plan to advance evidence-based, life-saving public health efforts in 2025 and beyond:

https://americanhealth.jhu.edu/2024-bloomberg-american-health-summit

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