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A moment of truth for public health in America
The 2020 Bloomberg American Health Summit examines COVID-19 s far-ranging impact on existing health challenges in the U.S. By Katie Pearce / Published Dec 10, 2020
When asked on Wednesday to describe the state of public health in America today, a group of leading U.S. policymakers and experts chimed in with some encapsulating words: Crisis. Fragmented. Inequitable. Precarious.
As philanthropist Michael R. Bloomberg said during the virtual 2020 Bloomberg American Health Summit, the present is a moment of truth for the field of public health. No crisis has exposed the fault lines of American health like COVID-19, said Bloomberg, former New York City mayor and founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Leadership from the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) today participated in a panel, Helping Mayors Prepare for the Largest Vaccine Rollout in U.S. History, at the third annual Bloomberg American Health Summit. During the panel, a new partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies COVID-19 Local Response Initiative was announced, which will support mayors across the country as they take on the immense challenge of increasing understanding of and access to the COVID-19 vaccines for their residents. The partnership is a part of Bloomberg Philanthropies nearly yearlong effort to support local officials in their efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the new initiative, mayors of the USCM leadership made the following comments: