Lisa Piercey MD MBA FAAP

Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Public Health

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…

Health Information And Technology Public Health Data Modernization TechXpo

177: Public Health’s Golden Moment

May 12, 2022

Dr. John Halamka,  President of the Mayo Clinic Platform, kicked off the second day of ASTHO’s Public Health TechXpo urging public health leaders to take advantage of what he calls a "golden period” in history; Dr. Lisa Pier…

COVID-19 Social And Behavioral Health Opioids

125: COVID-19 Antivirals

Feb. 24, 2022

Dr. Lisa Piercey, Tennessee’s Health Commissioner, says the increased availability of oral antiviral medications doesn’t lessen the need for vaccines to fight COVID-19; Cortney Lovell, co-founder of Our Wellness Collective, …