AJMC October 14, 2024
Key Takeaways
- Physicians play a vital role in shaping public policy, leveraging their medical expertise to address health issues like the opioid crisis and air pollution.
- Dexter’s legislative efforts focus on science-based solutions, emphasizing the intersection of health, politics, and environmental impacts.
- Comprehensive understanding of social determinants of health enables physicians to influence effective public policies.
- Data-driven public health interventions are crucial, with physician voices needed in politicized health issues like reproductive rights and gun violence prevention.
During CHEST 2024, Maxine Dexter, MD, Kaiser Permanente, discussed her belief in the vital role of physicians in public health advocacy, drawing from her legislative work on issues as a former Oregon State Representative.
During the CHEST 2024 annual meeting in...
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