Ep #4 – Unfinished Business: A Population Health Pioneer's Urgent Call for Change

David Nash, MD, MBA, Founding Dean Emeritus, Jefferson College of Population Health America's public health infrastructure was underfunded long before COVID — and the pandemic made that impossible to ignore. David Nash, MD, MBA, Founding Dean Emeritus of the Jefferson College of Population Health and pioneer of the field, joins Dr. Brian McDonough to reflect on building the nation's first College of Population Health, why population health is "public health on steroids," and what COVID exposed about structural racism, poverty, and the healthcare system. From the social determinants driving 85% of health outcomes to his urgent concerns about America's preparedness for the next pandemic, Dr. Nash offers a candid assessment of where the system stands — and why the leaders being trained today may be its best hope.