HJBR May/Jun 2023

THE INTERSECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICINE EDITOR’S NOTE: We were invited to interview Tulane University alum Debra Houry, MD, MPH, chief medical o cer and deputy director for Program and Science at CDC before she gave a recent speech to an audience of medical and public health professionals and students. We thought youmight enjoy excerpts fromboth, edited for readingpurposes. HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF BATON ROUGE I MAY / JUN 2023 21