Healthcare Innovation January 3, 2022
Mark Hagland

Megan Wallace, Dr.P.H., and Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D., an epidemiologist and a public health physician, in New England Journal of Medicine op-ed, paint a portrait of a U.S. public health system in crisis

An epidemiologist and a physician, both leaders in public health, on January 1 penned a “Perspective” op-ed column in The New England Journal of Medicine online, in which they bemoan the current patchwork state of public health management in the United States, and call for governance and management reform.

In their article, entitled “The Patchwork U.S. Public Health System,” Megan Wallace, Dr.P.H., and Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D., examine the current landscape around public health, pointing out its structural deficiencies, and advocate for systemic reform. Megan Wallace is...

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