White americans. Unfortunately, this information about distrust and medical systems like a significant role on these outcomes. Last monday, had the pleasure speaking with the doctor, an emergency physician visiting professor of health, policy and management and the George Washington University Institute school of Public Health. The doctor previously served as the Health Commissioner for the city of baltimore. She led the nations oldest operating Health Department to fight the Opioid Epidemic and print child health and treat racism as a Public Health issue. The doctor has been a leading voice call for policies and practices during this coronavirus pandemic. On monday we spoken with about the impact of covid19 on communities of color in the u. S. [silence]. I believe we have video to play here. Thank you doctor for joining us. I would like to start off by asking you but the current data but the disparities in the covid19 rates. In the outcomes people of of color around the United States.
Unfortunately, disinformation about and distrust in our medical system plays a significant role. Last monday i had the pleasure of speaking with dr. Lena wen, a visiting professor at the George Washington University School of Public Health. She previously served as the Health Commissioner for baltimore, where she led the nations oldest continuously operating Health Department to fight the weed epidemic, improve maternal fight the opioid epidemic, improve maternal and child health. She has been a leading voice for sciencebased policy during the pandemic. We spoke at length about the impacts of covid19 on communities of color in the u. S. [no audio] video to playave here. Thank you so much for joining us. I would like to start off by asking you about data we are seeing in terms of disparities in covid19 infection rates and outcomes for people of color in the United States. First of all, i am glad to join you and thank you for focusing on this critical topic. We know this disease is not a
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Business economics, its two hours 15 minutes. Thank you everybody for joining us this morning over coffee. The opening session of the policy conference, i am the director of the center of the National Independent business. And i am delighted to introduce the vice chair of the white House Counsel of Economic Advisor. Preparing for the session i found that we have a foundational commonality and he is originally from sweden, im originally from minnesota, the land of american. He stopped a bit short of the minnesota border and currently on leave from the university of chicago where he is the professor of Public Policy studies at the University School of Public Policy. In the Freedman Institute program on research and healthcare markets and policies within the Health Economic initiative. Before rising at the university of chicago he served in several positions including his role as Senior Advisor to the head of food and Drug Administration and as a senior Economic Advisor to the head of the