Public Health On Call 1024 - "Healing in a Changing America"—Starting with Florida
From working in immigrant health care under the Reagan administration to tackling today's measles outbreak in Florida, George Rust has decades of experience caring for the disadvantaged. In this episode: Dr. Rust discusses the state of public health in Florida, the need to return to a community-focused model, and his new book "Healing in a Changing America: Doctoring in a Nation of Needless Suffering."
Guest:Dr. George Rust, PhD, is a family physician, a preventative public health specialist, and a professor at the Florida State University School of Medicine.
Host:Dr. Josh Sharfstein is distinguished professor of the practice in Health Policy and Management, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland's Health Department.
Show links and related content:-
Healing in a Changing America: Doctoring in a Nation of Needless Suffering—Johns Hopkins University Press (book)
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Concerning outbreak of measles reported in SW Florida—FOX 35 Orlando
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Florida Removes Over Quarter of People From Health Care Plan—Newsweek
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