LaQuandra Nesbitt MD MPH

Senior Associate Dean, Population Health & Health Equity, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health

400: Four Trust Strategies, Modernizing STI Approaches
Population Health And Prevention STIs Public Health Communication Trust And Public Health TechXpo And Futures Forum

400: Four Trust Strategies, Modernizing STI Approaches

April 17, 2023

On the 400th episode of Public Health Review Morning Edition, Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, Senior Associate Dean at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health, identifies four strategies to restore trust in pub…

399: Trust Strategies, Congress Gets Back to Work
Island Jurisdictions Public Health Communication Medicaid Opioid Epidemic Health Equity Summit Policy And Advocacy Federal Government Affairs TechXpo And Futures Forum

399: Trust Strategies, Congress Gets Back to Work

April 14, 2023

Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, Senior Associate Dean at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health, reflects on restoring trust in public health; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO Senior Director of Government Affairs, tells …

290: Healthy Aging Policy Trends
Health Equity COVID-19 Social Determinants Of Health Healthy Aging Public Health Data And Technology

290: Healthy Aging Policy Trends

Oct. 25, 2022

Claire Pendergrast, ASTHO Senior Analyst for Health Improvement and Healthy Aging, discusses a survey of healthy aging policy actions enacted across the states and territories; Dr. LeQuandra Nesbitt, former Director of the D…

218: Workforce Listening
Health Equity Public Health Infrastructure Public Health Workforce Health Equity Summit

218: Workforce Listening

July 13, 2022

Johnny Taylor Jr., President and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, discusses how COVID-19 has forever changed the relationship between employers and their teams; Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, the Director of the Dis…

184: Advice for PH Officials
Health Equity COVID-19 Access To Care Public Health Communication Oral Healthcare

184: Advice for PH Officials

May 23, 2022

Dr. Lisa Piercey, Tennessee’s Health Commissioner, reflects on her time in office as she prepares to leave her position at the end of this week; Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, Director of the District of Columbia Department of Healt…

74:  The White House Celebrates Public Health
Funding COVID-19 Public Health Mental Health

74: The White House Celebrates Public Health

Nov. 30, 2021

Several ASTHO members attend a White House event in appreciation of public health workers across the states and territories. ASTHO President Dr. Nirav Shah, ASTHO President-Elect Dr. Anne Zink, California’s Dr. Tomas Aragon,…

62: Vaccine Hesitant Parents
Immunization Emerging Infectious Diseases COVID-19

62: Vaccine Hesitant Parents

Nov. 5, 2021

A panel of ASTHO members met with journalists for a virtual news conference Thursday to discuss the new pediatric COVID-19 vaccine and the challenges involved with convincing hesitant parents to vaccinate their kids against …

59: Today’s Vaccine Vote
Immunization Emerging Infectious Diseases COVID-19 Overdose Prevention Substance Misuse

59: Today’s Vaccine Vote

Nov. 2, 2021

Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, Director of the Washington D.C. Department of Health, addresses the importance of answering parents’ questions about COVID-19 vaccines for children; Dr. Lee Norman, Secretary of the Kansas Department o…