288 - We Stand With Public Health Part I: The Harassment of Health Officers During COVID-19

In a special 4-part series excerpted from a webcast, we look at the extraordinary challenges facing the field of public health in the COVID era. Today, a message from Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC. Then, we hear from three public health officers: Dr. Mysheika Roberts, the Health Commissioner of Columbus Public Health in Ohio; Dr. Greg Holzman, the State Medical Officer of the Department of Public Health and Human Services of Montana; and Dr. Jennifer Bacani McKenney, the Health Officer of the Wilson County Health Department in Kansas. They talk about the significant challenges they and their staff have faced during the pandemic.

KEYWORDS: misinformation; pandemic response; community mental health