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Breaking Down Public Health Silos and Turning Data into Narratives to Prompt Public Health Action
A CDC public health advisor reflects on a career spent breaking down program silos, turning data into action, and leading high-impact operations—from STD clinics in the early HIV epidemic to a a $92 million/month operation at a federal Emergency Intake Site for unaccompanied migrant children.