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Jeffrey Levi, Executive Director, Trust for America's Health

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Jeffrey Levi, PhD, is Executive Director of Trust for America's Health, where he leads the organization's advocacy for a modernized public health system. Dr. Levi has authored reports and testified before Congress on disaster preparedness, environmental health, chronic disease and the obesity epidemic. He is also an Associate Professor at George Washington University's Department of Health Policy, where his research has focused on HIV/AIDS, Medicaid, and integrating public health with America’s healthcare system. He served as an associate editor of the American Journal of Public Health, and was Deputy Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy. He has appeared as an expert commentator on CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS and Bloomberg TV.

Trust for America’s Health is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to saving lives by protecting the health of every community and working to make disease prevention a national priority.

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May 4, 2009 08:44 AM

RE: Swine Flu: Has The U.S. Dropped The Ball?

The country’s ability to respond to a pandemic flu outbreak or other health emergencies is light years ahead of where we were just a few short years ago.  So far, the response to the H1N1 outbreak has been swift, visible, and appears to be highly effective. The Administration has displayed strong, coordinated leadership, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the White House conveying guidance and strategies based on the best expert advice for how to respond.  Public health officials have been actively tracking the…  Read more
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