Q&As
Get insights from public health leaders in our recent Q&As.
Q&A with public health advocate Sandro Galea: Be fearless following science, speaking for health
The Nation’s Health speaks with APHA 2019 keynote speaker Galea about gun violence, honing advocacy skills and the top challenges public health faces nationally and globally.
Read the article in the November/December 2019 issue
Ending America’s HIV epidemic: Q&A with Giroir on raising awareness, building partnerships
Brett Giroir, MD, assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, shares progress and plans on an ambitious U.S. initiative to reduce new HIV infections.
Read the article in the October 2019 issue
Q&A with NCEZID’s Khabbaz: Health threat of antibiotic resistance urgent: New challenge calls on world to take action
Read the article in the November/December 2018 issue
Q&A with California Endowment’s Tony Iton: Building power to improve community health: Initiative offers opportunity for people to tell their own stories
Read the article in the August 2018 issue
Q&A with HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir: Health for all, by all and in all: New head of Commissioned Corps calls for changes to service
Read the article in the June 2018 issue
Q&A with HHS’ Don Wright: Public health can promote better health for aging population: Summit on healthy aging will focus on challenges, solutions
Read the article in the May 2018 issue
Q&A with HHS’ Office on Women’s Health: Supporting women, preventing sexual assaults
Read the article in the April 2018 issue
Q&A with Surgeon General Jerome Adams: Gaining better health through better partnerships
Read the article in the February/March 2018 issue
Why ending police violence is a public health issue: A Q&A with APHA’s Georges Benjamin
Read the article in the January 2018 issue
Check out some of these other Q&As from our archives:
Q&A with Debra Houry of CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: Putting science into action to prevent injuries and violence July 2017
Q&A with Patricia Flatley Brennan of the National Library of Medicine: Library’s archives, tools designed for both public health professionals and lay people May 2017
Q&A with NIDDK’s Griffin Rodgers: Testing, education critical to preventing kidney disease: US kidney disease rates rising as diabetes, obesity increase February/March 2017
Q&A with Victor Dzau: Under National Academy of Medicine, health innovations can flourish: New Vital Directions initiative outlines future for U.S. health November/December 2016
Q&A: HHS’ Karen DeSalvo: Advancing technology to improve quality of care essential for US health: New federal IT strategic plan charts course for electronic records March 2015
Q&A with PAHO Director Carissa Etienne: Working to overcome social exclusion, barriers to access: ‘The greatest issue that is impacting health in our region is inequity’ February 2014
Q&A with first lady Michelle Obama: How the Let’s Move! campaign is changing the way kids eat, move: ‘Everyone has a role to play in helping our kids lead healthier lives’ November/December 2013
Q&A with Michael Marmot: Closing health gaps, opening eyes: Using scientific evidence to influence policy, practice in health September 2013