337: Dr. Nirav Shah’s Big News, National Day of Racial Healing

Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO Immediate Past President, will leave his job as director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to take the number two position at the CDC; Joya Coffman, ASTHO Senior Advisor for Performance Improvement and Change...

Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO Immediate Past President, will leave his job as director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to take the number two position at the CDC; Joya Coffman, ASTHO Senior Advisor for Performance Improvement and Change Management, says equity in racial healing and reconciliation is a top priority at ASTHO;  ASTHO’s CEO Mike Fraser and Senior Vice President Dr. Kimberlee Wyche Etheridge hope the new year will bring more racial healing; and an episode of the Public Health Review podcast details how South Carolina has done thousands of food safety inspections online since the pandemic began in 2020.

ASTHO Blog Article: Make 2023 a Year of Racial Healing and Understanding

ASTHO Webpage: Public Health Review

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Nirav Shah MD JD

Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Former Director, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Former President, ASTHO

Joya Coffman MS

Senior Advisor, Performance Improvement and Change Management, ASTHO