{"id":5550,"date":"2017-07-02T21:29:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T21:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themeforest.unitedthemes.com\/wpversions\/brooklyn\/xml\/demo28\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T23:55:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T23:55:33","slug":"home-slider","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pemsm.com\/enter\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><body><p><\/p>\n<p>[vc_section bklyn_section_anchor_id=\u201dabout\u201d][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_header_69dfbdbeede34 h2.section-title { font-size:45px !important;line-height:55px !important; }#ut_header_69dfbdbeede34 .lead ins { color:#252525; }#ut_header_69dfbdbeede34 .lead ins { font-weight:bold; }<\/style><header id=\"ut_header_69dfbdbeede34\" class=\"section-header  ut-no-title-linebreak-mobile ut-no-lead-linebreak-mobile pt-style-2 header-center header-tablet-center header-mobile-center element-with-custom-line-height\"><div class=\"element-with-custom-line-height\" ><h2 data-title=\"THE LEGACY OF&#13;&#10;LOUIS W. SULLIVAN, MD\"  data-responsive-font=\"section_title\" data-responsive-font-settings=\"{&quot;base-font-size&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;font-size&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;45&quot;},&quot;base-line-height&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;line-height&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;55&quot;},&quot;base-letter-spacing&quot;:&quot;global&quot;}\" class=\"section-title title-with-linebreak \"><span>THE LEGACY OF<br \/>\nLOUIS W. SULLIVAN, MD<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div data-delay=\"0\" class=\"lead title-with-linebreak\"><p>President Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine<br \/>\nUnited States Health &amp; Human Services Secretary to President George HW Bush (1989-1993)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/header><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\u201d1\/2\u2033]<div  class=\"wpb_content_element   clearfix\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_am_69dfbdbef31ce { opacity: 1; }#ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbef31d1 .ut-image-gallery-item-caption-title h3 { letter-spacing: 0em; }#ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbef31d1 .ut-gallery-slider-caption { font-weight: bold; }#ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbef31d1 { text-align: left; }@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { #ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbef31d1 { text-align: left !important; } }@media (max-width: 767px) { #ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbef31d1 { text-align: center !important; } }<\/style><div id=\"ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbef31d1\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-image  ut-reveal-fx ut-element-with-block-reveal\"><div id=\"ut_reveal_69dfbdbef31d2\" data-reveal-bgcolor=\"\" data-reveal-direction=\"bt\" data-reveal-duration=\"750\" data-reveal-delay=\"0\" data-appear-top-offset=\"auto\" class=\"ut-animated-image-item ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-reveal-fx-element ut-block-reveal-hide\"><a class=\"ut-deactivated-link\" href=\"#\"><div class=\"ut-animated-image-zoom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ut-lazy skip-lazy ut-animated-image \"  id=\"ut_am_69dfbdbef31ce\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 600 400'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pemsm.com\/enter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/lwsintro.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u201d1\/2\u2033][vc_column_text]Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., is chairman of the Washington, D.C.-based Sullivan Alliance to Transform the Health Professions. In January 2020, in order to further increase diversity and transform health professions\u2019 education and health delivery systems, the Board of the Sullivan Alliance voted to become a central program of the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC). In 2022, the AAHC merged into the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).<\/p>\n<p>He served as chair of the President\u2019s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities from 2002-2009 and was co-chair of the President\u2019s Commission on HIV and AIDS from 2001-2006. With the exception of his tenure as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from 1989 to 1993, Dr. Sullivan was president of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) \u2014 the only predominantly Black medical school in the U.S. established in the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century \u2014 for more than two decades.\u00a0 On July 1, 2002, he retired and was appointed president emeritus. <a href=\"https:\/\/pemsm.com\/enter\/index.php\/bio-louis-w-sullivan-md\/\">READ MORE<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u201d.vc_custom_1498845602967{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #0674ec !important;}\u201d][vc_column]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_fancy_link_69dfbdbef3239 a { color: #ffffff }#ut_fancy_link_69dfbdbef3239 a::before { background: #ffffff }#ut_fancy_link_69dfbdbef3239 a::after { background: #ffffff }<\/style><span id=\"ut_fancy_link_69dfbdbef3239\" class=\"cta-btn cl-effect-18 ut-scroll-to-section\"><a  class=\"cl-effect-18 \" title=\"\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#section-contact\" >NEWS<\/a><\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"story__header\">\n<h1 class=\"story__headline\">Dr. Louis Sullivan: A Servant Life in Medicine and Public Health<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story__hero\">\n<div class=\"image image--full\">\n<figure class=\"image__figure\"><picture class=\"image__placeholder\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CloLo-Dr-Louis-Sullivan-416x234.png\" media=\"(max-width: 320px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CloLo-Dr-Louis-Sullivan-640x360.png\" media=\"(max-width: 768px)\"><\/picture><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/dr-louis-sullivan-a-servant-life-in-medicine-and-public-health\/%C2%A0\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wabe.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CloLo-Dr-Louis-Sullivan.png?resize=1180%2C664&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ydp4f23d895yiv3448275702ydpaf9b1751yiv8809007832elementToProof\" dir=\"ltr\">Dr. Louis W. Sullivan became the nation\u2019s 17th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.\u00a0 He also served as the founding president and founding dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Sullivan was interviewed about his life and career by host of \u201cCloser Look\u201d WABE-FM\u2019s Rose Scott for a\u00a0February 25, 2026\u00a0Black History Month special in a feature interview:<\/div>\n<div class=\"ydp4f23d895yiv3448275702ydpaf9b1751yiv8809007832elementToProof\"><b><i>\u2018Dr. Louis Sullivan, A Servant Life in Medicine and Public Health\u2019<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/dr-louis-sullivan-a-servant-life-in-medicine-and-public-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.wabe.org\/dr-louis-sullivan-a-servant-life-in-medicine-and-public-health\/\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services statement on death of Dr. William Foege:<\/h1>\n<p>January 27, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the passing of\u00a0Dr. William Foege, the United States and the world have lost one of the giants of public health.<\/p>\n<p>With the CDC and its health professionals, Bill led the successful efforts to eliminate smallpox from the world by 1980.\u00a0\u00a0This was the first virus to be eradicated from circulation among\u00a0world populations,\u00a0saving millions of lives and many more from pain and suffering.<\/p>\n<p>Bill was a wise counselor to numerous governments and many health professionals.\u00a0\u00a0Because of his work, many individuals and numerous countries are experiencing improved, healthier lives and more productive economies.<\/p>\n<p>Ginger and I extend our sympathies and our best wishes to Bill\u2019s family and friends.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section bklyn_section_anchor_id=\u201dabout\u201d][vc_row][vc_column]<div  class=\"wpb_content_element   clearfix\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_am_69dfbdbf00103 { opacity: 1; }#ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf00105 .ut-image-gallery-item-caption-title h3 { letter-spacing: 0em; }#ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf00105 .ut-gallery-slider-caption { font-weight: bold; }#ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf00105 { text-align: center; }@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { #ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf00105 { text-align: center !important; } }@media (max-width: 767px) { #ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf00105 { text-align: center !important; } }<\/style><div id=\"ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf00105\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-image \"><div id=\"ut_reveal_69dfbdbf00106\"  data-appear-top-offset=\"auto\" class=\"ut-animated-image-item ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done \"><a class=\"ut-deactivated-link\" href=\"#\"><div class=\"ut-animated-image-zoom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ut-lazy skip-lazy ut-animated-image \"  id=\"ut_am_69dfbdbf00103\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 870 260'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pemsm.com\/enter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/50th.jpg?fit=870%2C260&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"870\" height=\"260\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_header_69dfbdbf00440 h2.section-title { font-size:45px !important;line-height:55px !important; }#ut_header_69dfbdbf00440 .lead ins { color:#252525; }#ut_header_69dfbdbf00440 .lead ins { font-weight:bold; }<\/style><header id=\"ut_header_69dfbdbf00440\" class=\"section-header  ut-no-title-linebreak-mobile ut-no-lead-linebreak-mobile pt-style-2 header-center header-tablet-center header-mobile-center element-with-custom-line-height\"><div class=\"element-with-custom-line-height\" ><h2 data-title=\"MSM 50TH ANNIVERSARY\"  data-responsive-font=\"section_title\" data-responsive-font-settings=\"{&quot;base-font-size&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;font-size&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;45&quot;},&quot;base-line-height&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;line-height&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;55&quot;},&quot;base-letter-spacing&quot;:&quot;global&quot;}\" class=\"section-title  \"><span>MSM 50TH ANNIVERSARY<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/header><\/div><div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_vs_69dfbdbf007dd.ut-shortcode-video-wrap .ut-video-module-caption-text span { font-weight: bold; }#ut_vs_69dfbdbf007dd.ut-shortcode-video-wrap .ut-video-module-play-icon { margin-right: 20px; }<\/style><div id=\"ut_vs_69dfbdbf007dd\" class=\"ut-shortcode-video-wrap  ut-shortcode-video-wrap-tablet- ut-shortcode-video-wrap-mobile- clearfix\" ><div id=\"ut_reveal_69dfbdbf007de\"  class=\"ut-video-module \"><div class=\"ut-video-module-caption \"><a class=\"ut-load-video \" data-location=\"inline\"   data-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WEkLmHHyyCo\" data-html=\"#ut_vid_69dfbdbf02a7e\">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-adaptive-images=\"{&quot;300&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-2.52.48\\u202fPM-300x147.png&quot;,&quot;500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-2.52.48\\u202fPM-500x245.png&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-2.52.48\\u202fPM-750x367.png&quot;,&quot;1000&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-2.52.48\\u202fPM-1000x489.png&quot;,&quot;1500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-2.52.48\\u202fPM-1500x734.png&quot;,&quot;2500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-2.52.48\\u202fPM-2500x1223.png&quot;}\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 2162 1058&#039;%2F%3E\" width=\"2162\" height=\"1058\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pemsm.com\/enter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-2.52.48\u202fPM-1500x734.png\" data-image-id=\"5816\" class=\"ut-adaptive-image wp-post-image skip-lazy \">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"ut-video-module-caption-text\"><div class=\"ut-video-module-inner-caption-text  ut-video-module-caption-position-default\"><div class=\"ut-video-module-play-icon \"><i class=\"Bklyn-Core-Right-6\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><span>Watch this exclusive interview with GBS where Louis W. Sullivan, MD talks candidly about his childhood, education and his journey into medicine. (Original Date: 2008)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ut-video-module-loading\"><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-loader\"><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-loader-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Louis W. Sullivan, MD, is the founding president and founding dean of Morehouse School of Medicine and former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Throughout Dr. Sullivan\u2019s life, he has championed better care and increased access to medical careers for poor people and African Americans. He also chairs the Washington, D.C.-based Sullivan Alliance to Transform the Health Professions, now part of the Association of American Medical Colleges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After graduating from Morehouse College in 1954 and earning his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine, he served his internship and residency at New York Hospital \u2013 Cornell Medical Center and a research fellowship in hematology at the Thorndike Memorial Laboratory of Harvard Medical School, He founded the Medical Education Program at Morehouse College in 1975. With Dr. Sullivan as its first president and dean, Morehouse School of Medicine became independent from the college in 1981. It was the first predominantly Black medical school established in the 20th century.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dr. Sullivan\u2019s two decades of leadership at the school were interrupted only from 1989 to 1993 when President George H. W. Bush appointed him as the 17th U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. He was the second African\u00a0 American to serve in this role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As a member of the president\u2019s cabinet, Dr. Sullivan was responsible for the health, welfare, food and drug safety, medical research, and income security programs serving the American people. His efforts to improve Americans\u2019 health and health behavior included establishing the center that became the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, inaugurating the Women\u2019s Health Research Program at NIH, introducing an improved Food and Drug Administration food label, and launching a $100 million minority male health and injury prevention initiative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dr. Sullivan also served as chair of the President\u2019s Commission on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and co-chair of the President\u2019s Commission on HIV and AIDS. He is the founding president of the Association of Minority Health Professions Schools and, in 1985, one of the founders of Medical Education for South African Blacks. The organization has raised scholarship funds for more than 10,000 Black health professions students in the United States and South Africa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Dr. Sullivan is the author of <i>The Morehouse Mystique: Becoming a Doctor at the Nation\u2019s Newest African American Medical School.<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dr. Sullivan and his wife, E. Ginger Sullivan endowed the E. Ginger and Louis W. Sullivan Professorship at MSM.\u00a0 We are incredibly proud of Dr. Sullivan\u2019s commitment to health equity, which has been a beacon to the nation for more than half a century.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_header_69dfbdbf02d46 h2.section-title { font-size:45px !important;line-height:55px !important; }#ut_header_69dfbdbf02d46 .lead ins { color:#252525; }#ut_header_69dfbdbf02d46 .lead ins { font-weight:bold; }<\/style><header id=\"ut_header_69dfbdbf02d46\" class=\"section-header  ut-no-title-linebreak-mobile ut-no-lead-linebreak-mobile pt-style-2 header-center header-tablet-center header-mobile-center element-with-custom-line-height\"><div class=\"element-with-custom-line-height\" ><h2 data-title=\"Statement from Louis W. Sullivan re:&#13;&#10;Death of President James Carter, December. 29, 2024\"  data-responsive-font=\"section_title\" data-responsive-font-settings=\"{&quot;base-font-size&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;font-size&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;45&quot;},&quot;base-line-height&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;line-height&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;55&quot;},&quot;base-letter-spacing&quot;:&quot;global&quot;}\" class=\"section-title title-with-linebreak \"><span>Statement from Louis W. Sullivan re:<br \/>\nDeath of President James Carter, December. 29, 2024<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/header><\/div>[vc_column_text]\u201cPresident Carter was a leader among presidents, particularly in the areas of Human Rights and Civil Rights.<\/p>\n<p>As Governor of Georgia, he supported the development of Morehouse School of Medicine, the first school of medicine organized in the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century to train African American and other minority health professionals.\u00a0 In 1976, I visited newly elected President Carter at the White House to elicit support for the new Morehouse School of Medicine.\u00a0 This resulted in a grant of five million dollars to support construction of the medical school\u2019s first building.<\/p>\n<p>He championed efforts to improve the health of African Americans and citizens of other countries around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Today, there are more than 18-hundred African American and other minority health science professionals to bring services to those who have been marginalized in our society.<\/p>\n<p>We extend our condolences to the family and friends of this great president, who believed in the fundamental rights of all to equal opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s leaders in our society, private and public, could benefit much from President Jimmy Carter\u2019s example of leadership of compassion and empathy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Louis W. Sullivan, MD<\/p>\n<p>President Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine<\/p>\n<p>US Secretary Department of Health and Human Services,1989-1993<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201300\u2013<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_header_69dfbdbf03472 h2.section-title { font-size:45px !important;line-height:55px !important; }#ut_header_69dfbdbf03472 .lead ins { color:#252525; }#ut_header_69dfbdbf03472 .lead ins { font-weight:bold; }<\/style><header id=\"ut_header_69dfbdbf03472\" class=\"section-header  ut-no-title-linebreak-mobile ut-no-lead-linebreak-mobile pt-style-2 header-center header-tablet-center header-mobile-center element-with-custom-line-height\"><div class=\"element-with-custom-line-height\" ><h2 data-title=\"Statement on planned Trump nomination of RFK, Jr. as HHS Secretary\"  data-responsive-font=\"section_title\" data-responsive-font-settings=\"{&quot;base-font-size&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;font-size&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;45&quot;},&quot;base-line-height&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;line-height&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;55&quot;},&quot;base-letter-spacing&quot;:&quot;global&quot;}\" class=\"section-title  \"><span>Statement on planned Trump nomination of RFK, Jr. as HHS Secretary<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/header><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ydp9edd8d01mz12ndqf\">From former HHS Secretary Louis W. Sullivan, MD, 11.15.24<\/div>\n<div class=\"ydp9edd8d01mz12ndqf\">Contact:\u00a0\u00a0Gayle Converse, Communications, 404.989.0534, converse@pemsm.com<\/div>\n<div class=\"ydp9edd8d01mz12ndqf\"><b><br>\n<i><u>Statement on planned Trump nomination of RFK, Jr. as HHS secretary<\/u><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ydp9edd8d01yiv6418431541msonormal\">\n<p class=\"p1\">The announcement by President-elect Trump of his plan to nominate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.\u00a0\u00a0to serve as U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services is very alarming.\u00a0\u00a0It poses a threat to the health of Americans and our nation\u2019s health care system.\u00a0\u00a0Mr. Kennedy has no training in the sciences or in medicine.\u00a0 He is not qualified to lead this agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Most alarming is Mr. Kennedy\u2019s position opposing the use of vaccines and oral fluoride.\u00a0 The use of vaccines has led to the eradication of smallpox from the world.\u00a0\u00a0We are close to eliminating poliomyelitis.\u00a0\u00a0The use of fluoride has dramatically reduced dental caries and improved oral health in America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Life expectancy improved in the United States from a mean of 47 years in 1900 to almost 80 years today. Treatment of many diseases, including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and others has improved remarkably.\u00a0 We cannot abandon these diagnostic and therapeutic gains in our capacity to prevent, treat and cure many diseases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We must strengthen our public health system so we can continue our capacity to serve Americans.\u00a0 I urge our Senate to not confirm Mr. Kennedy for the position of secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.\u00a0 We must work together as Americans and continue to improve the health of all our citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i><\/i><i>17<\/i><i><sup>th<\/sup><\/i><i>\u00a0Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (1989-1993)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_header_69dfbdbf038a9 h2.section-title { font-size:45px !important;line-height:55px !important; }#ut_header_69dfbdbf038a9 .lead ins { color:#252525; }#ut_header_69dfbdbf038a9 .lead ins { font-weight:bold; }<\/style><header id=\"ut_header_69dfbdbf038a9\" class=\"section-header  ut-no-title-linebreak-mobile ut-no-lead-linebreak-mobile pt-style-2 header-center header-tablet-center header-mobile-center element-with-custom-line-height\"><div class=\"element-with-custom-line-height\" ><h2 data-title=\"Announcing the 2024 AAMC Award Honorees \u2013 Celebrate with Us on Oct. 30!\"  data-responsive-font=\"section_title\" data-responsive-font-settings=\"{&quot;base-font-size&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;font-size&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;45&quot;},&quot;base-line-height&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;line-height&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;55&quot;},&quot;base-letter-spacing&quot;:&quot;global&quot;}\" class=\"section-title  \"><span>Announcing the 2024 AAMC Award Honorees \u2013 Celebrate with Us on Oct. 30!<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div data-delay=\"0\" class=\"lead \"><p>Saturday, August 24, 2024 | Washington Park | Oak Bluffs, MA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/header><\/div>[vc_column_text]<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/custom.cvent.com\/127DD37CC17748578EE776BCD2E2C949\/pix\/3f5aaac9947947e2b430d0a64a5a4f1b.jpg?w=600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  align=\"center\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the 2024 AAMC Award honorees!<br>\nCelebrate with us at our Virtual Recognition Event.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, October 30, 2024<br>\n4:00-5:15 p.m. ET<br>\nThis is a virtual event.<br>\nThe event is free to attend, but registration is required.<a class=\"mobile-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cvent.com\/api\/email\/dispatch\/v1\/click\/m5g6k6rvvl3d4g\/bj48bp4r\/aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZjdmVudC5tZSUyRktZTHZtQiZoaktmNlhMN2g1TlVaajlLZ293ZEJVM25IWnFaTU80dkt4b3RFMDB4dml3JTNEJlJlZ2lzdGVyK05vdw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The AAMC is excited to host its fourth annual virtual AAMC Awards Recognition Event. Join us as we celebrate the remarkable achievements of colleagues and institutions across academic medicine!<\/p>\n<p>Why Attend?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spotlight on Honorees: Hear the inspiring stories and accomplishments of this year\u2019s award recipients.<\/li>\n<li>Connect: Experience a unique opportunity to engage with honorees and attendees from the comfort of your home or office.<\/li>\n<li>Be Entertained: Enjoy musical entertainment from the Morehouse College Glee Club.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Join us to celebrate this year\u2019s honorees and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cvent.com\/api\/email\/dispatch\/v1\/click\/m5g6k6rvvl3d4g\/bj48bp4r\/aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuYWFtYy5vcmclMkZhYm91dC11cyUyRmFhbWMtYXdhcmRzJTJGMjAyNC1hYW1jLWF3YXJkLXJlY2lwaWVudHMmYVFBc05hcGdmYmJTYSUyQlBydkhJTE0yazNXck9XTHh6bkxoOEFidVA1c09ZJTNEJnJlYWQrbW9yZSthYm91dCt0aGVt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">read more about them<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Award for Excellence in Medical Education<br>\nLouis Pangaro, MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward H\u00e9bert School of Medicine<\/p>\n<p>Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences<br>\nGarret FitzGerald, MD, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p>Robert Wood Johnson Foundation David E. Rogers Award<br>\nLisa I. lezzoni, MD, MSc, Harvard Medical School and the Health Policy Research Center, Mongan Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital<\/p>\n<p>Herbert W. Nickens Award<br>\nLouis W. Sullivan, MD, Morehouse School of Medicine<\/p>\n<p>Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award<br>\nCaroline N. Harada, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine<\/p>\n<p>Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award<br>\nLily Belfi, MD, Weill Cornell Medicine<br>\nDaniel Clinchot, MD, The Ohio State University College of Medicine<br>\nAbbas Hyderi, MD, MPH, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, formerly Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine<br>\nKent Vrana, PhD, Penn State College of Medicine<\/p>\n<p>Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Engagement<br>\nUniversity of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and UChicago Medicine<\/p>\n<p>Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Award<br>\nWill Ross, MD, MPH, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis<\/p>\n<p>Special Recognition Award<br>\nRichard I. Levin, MD, Arnold P. Gold Foundation<br>\nWilliam W. Pinsky, MD, Intealth<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cvent.com\/api\/email\/dispatch\/v1\/click\/m5g6k6rvvl3d4g\/bj48bp4r\/aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuYWFtYy5vcmclMkZuZXdzJTJGY2VsZWJyYXRpbmctMjAyNC1hYW1jLWF3YXJkLXdpbm5lcnMmWVVNYnJxUmJmSFJUQ3o4U1pIMWNoSFEwV0ZiSmMlMkZzZHRzeVNZZGtoYTFRJTNEJlJlYWQrbW9yZSthYm91dCt0aGUrMjAyNCtBQU1DK0F3YXJkcytob25vcmVlcytvbitBQU1DTmV3cw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more about the 2024 AAMC Awards honorees on\u00a0AAMCNews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss out on this exclusive virtual event. Celebrate with us, get inspired, and broaden your network.\u00a0You\u2019re also encouraged to forward this invitation to a friend or colleague to join in the celebration.<a class=\"mobile-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cvent.com\/api\/email\/dispatch\/v1\/click\/m5g6k6rvvl3d4g\/bj48bp4r\/aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZjdmVudC5tZSUyRktZTHZtQiZoaktmNlhMN2g1TlVaajlLZ293ZEJVM25IWnFaTU80dkt4b3RFMDB4dml3JTNEJlJlZ2lzdGVyK05vdw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register Now<\/a>For more information about the AAMC Awards, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cvent.com\/api\/email\/dispatch\/v1\/click\/m5g6k6rvvl3d4g\/bj48bp4r\/aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuYWFtYy5vcmclMkZhYm91dC11cyUyRmFhbWMtYXdhcmRzJnpzYmN5QjNqYW13cEd1aHVnc1ZVRG55MiUyRiUyRjRFV1R4ZGFpQ2twNE0lMkZ2UWslM0QmYWFtYy5vcmclMkZhd2FyZHM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">aamc.org\/awards<\/a>. Nominations for the 2025 AAMC Awards will open in the coming weeks.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_header_69dfbdbf03cb2 h2.section-title { font-size:45px !important;line-height:55px !important; }#ut_header_69dfbdbf03cb2 .lead ins { color:#252525; }#ut_header_69dfbdbf03cb2 .lead ins { font-weight:bold; }<\/style><header id=\"ut_header_69dfbdbf03cb2\" class=\"section-header  ut-no-title-linebreak-mobile ut-no-lead-linebreak-mobile pt-style-2 header-center header-tablet-center header-mobile-center element-with-custom-line-height\"><div class=\"element-with-custom-line-height\" ><h2 data-title=\"Sullivan 5K Run\"  data-responsive-font=\"section_title\" data-responsive-font-settings=\"{&quot;base-font-size&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;font-size&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;45&quot;},&quot;base-line-height&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;line-height&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;55&quot;},&quot;base-letter-spacing&quot;:&quot;global&quot;}\" class=\"section-title  \"><span>Sullivan 5K Run<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div data-delay=\"0\" class=\"lead \"><p>Saturday, August 24, 2024 | Washington Park | Oak Bluffs, MA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/header><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\u201d1\/2\u2033][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Founded in 1989 by Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1989-1993, the Sullivan Run\/Walk for Health and Fitness is a great end-of-summer event for the whole family.<\/p>\n<p>Racers of all ages compete on the US Track and Field Association certified 5K course around East Chop Bluff with a spectacular view of Nantucket Sound. We wanted to let you know that we heard your feedback last year and plan to start the runners at 9 am with walkers beginning right behind them. Kids 10 and under can participate in the Kids Dash.<\/p>\n<p>Commemorative T-shirts will be distributed to the first 300 registered race participants. Strollers and well-behaved leashed animals are permitted; however, we ask that they remain at the \u201cback of the pack\u201d and practice extreme caution during the race.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, lace up your sneakers and please join us in August! <a href=\"https:\/\/walkrun.mvhevents.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MORE INFO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u201d1\/2\u2033]<div  class=\"wpb_content_element   clearfix\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_am_69dfbdbf04cfd { opacity: 1; }#ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf04cff .ut-image-gallery-item-caption-title h3 { letter-spacing: 0em; }#ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf04cff .ut-gallery-slider-caption { font-weight: bold; }#ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf04cff { text-align: left; }@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { #ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf04cff { text-align: left !important; } }@media (max-width: 767px) { #ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf04cff { text-align: center !important; } }<\/style><div id=\"ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf04cff\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-image \"><div id=\"ut_reveal_69dfbdbf04d00\"  data-appear-top-offset=\"auto\" class=\"ut-animated-image-item ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done \"><a class=\"ut-deactivated-link\" href=\"#\"><div class=\"ut-animated-image-zoom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ut-lazy skip-lazy ut-animated-image \"  id=\"ut_am_69dfbdbf04cfd\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 800 533'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pemsm.com\/enter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sull2.jpeg?fit=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"Sullivan walk and run, Washington Park, Oak Bluffs. Photo: Mark Alan Lovewell\"\/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section bklyn_section_anchor_id=\u201dabout\u201d][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_header_69dfbdbf04f57 h2.section-title { font-size:45px !important;line-height:55px !important; }#ut_header_69dfbdbf04f57 .lead ins { color:#252525; }#ut_header_69dfbdbf04f57 .lead ins { font-weight:bold; }<\/style><header id=\"ut_header_69dfbdbf04f57\" class=\"section-header  ut-no-title-linebreak-mobile ut-no-lead-linebreak-mobile pt-style-2 header-center header-tablet-center header-mobile-center element-with-custom-line-height\"><div class=\"element-with-custom-line-height\" ><h2 data-title=\"Morehouse medical school founder, UPS CEO named Georgia Trustees\"  data-responsive-font=\"section_title\" data-responsive-font-settings=\"{&quot;base-font-size&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;font-size&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;45&quot;},&quot;base-line-height&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;line-height&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;55&quot;},&quot;base-letter-spacing&quot;:&quot;global&quot;}\" class=\"section-title  \"><span>Morehouse medical school founder, UPS CEO named Georgia Trustees<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div data-delay=\"0\" class=\"lead \"><p>Dr. Louis Sullivan and Carol Tome become latest Georgians to earn state\u2019s highest honor at gala in Savannah<\/p>\n<\/div><\/header><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\u201d1\/2\u2033]<div  class=\"wpb_content_element   clearfix\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_am_69dfbdbf0666e { opacity: 1; }#ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf0666f .ut-image-gallery-item-caption-title h3 { letter-spacing: 0em; }#ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf0666f .ut-gallery-slider-caption { font-weight: bold; }#ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf0666f { text-align: left; }@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { #ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf0666f { text-align: left !important; } }@media (max-width: 767px) { #ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf0666f { text-align: center !important; } }<\/style><div id=\"ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf0666f\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-image  ut-reveal-fx ut-element-with-block-reveal\"><div id=\"ut_reveal_69dfbdbf06670\" data-reveal-bgcolor=\"\" data-reveal-direction=\"bt\" data-reveal-duration=\"750\" data-reveal-delay=\"0\" data-appear-top-offset=\"auto\" class=\"ut-animated-image-item ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-reveal-fx-element ut-block-reveal-hide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/morehouse-medical-school-founder-ups-ceo-named-georgia-trustees\/FYKSG2RCGBFQFKDJ757JBR44WQ\/\" ><div class=\"ut-animated-image-zoom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ut-lazy skip-lazy ut-animated-image \"  id=\"ut_am_69dfbdbf0666e\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 600 400'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pemsm.com\/enter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/LWS-AJC.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Credit:John McKinnon\"\/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u201d1\/2\u2033][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"1\">SAVANNAH \u2014 Growing up in Blakely in the wake of the Great Depression, Louis Sullivan came to understand the imperfections of his home state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-text \" data-index=\"2\">His father had moved the family to the town in rural southwest Georgia to open the area\u2019s first Black-owned funeral home and set up a branch of the NAACP. The elder Sullivan\u2019s activism alienated the white establishment and meant Louis\u2019 mother, who held a master\u2019s degree in education, couldn\u2019t get a job.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/morehouse-medical-school-founder-ups-ceo-named-georgia-trustees\/FYKSG2RCGBFQFKDJ757JBR44WQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>READ MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u201d.vc_custom_1498845602967{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #0674ec !important;}\u201d][vc_column]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_fancy_link_69dfbdbf0670f a { color: #ffffff }#ut_fancy_link_69dfbdbf0670f a::before { background: #ffffff }#ut_fancy_link_69dfbdbf0670f a::after { background: #ffffff }<\/style><span id=\"ut_fancy_link_69dfbdbf0670f\" class=\"cta-btn cl-effect-18 ut-scroll-to-section\"><a  class=\"cl-effect-18 \" title=\"\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#section-contact\" >PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHT<\/a><\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section bklyn_section_anchor_id=\u201dwork\u201d][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_header_69dfbdbf06991 h2.section-title { font-size:45px !important;line-height:55px !important; }#ut_header_69dfbdbf06991 .lead ins { color:#252525; }#ut_header_69dfbdbf06991 .lead ins { font-weight:bold; }<\/style><header id=\"ut_header_69dfbdbf06991\" class=\"section-header  ut-no-title-linebreak-mobile ut-no-lead-linebreak-mobile pt-style-2 header-center header-tablet-center header-mobile-center element-with-custom-line-height\"><div class=\"element-with-custom-line-height\" ><h2 data-title=\"WE'LL FIGHT IT OUT HERE\"  data-responsive-font=\"section_title\" data-responsive-font-settings=\"{&quot;base-font-size&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;font-size&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;45&quot;},&quot;base-line-height&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;line-height&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;55&quot;},&quot;base-letter-spacing&quot;:&quot;global&quot;}\" class=\"section-title  \"><span>WE'LL FIGHT IT OUT HERE<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div data-delay=\"0\" class=\"lead \"><p>A History of the Ongoing Struggle for Health Equity<\/p>\n<\/div><\/header><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\u201dstretch_row_content\u201d][vc_column width=\u201d1\/2\u2033]<div  class=\"wpb_content_element   clearfix\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_am_69dfbdbf07cdb { opacity: 1; }#ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf07cdc .ut-image-gallery-item-caption-title h3 { letter-spacing: 0em; }#ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf07cdc .ut-gallery-slider-caption { font-weight: bold; }#ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf07cdc { text-align: center; }@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { #ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf07cdc { text-align: center !important; } }@media (max-width: 767px) { #ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf07cdc { text-align: center !important; } }<\/style><div id=\"ut_am_wrap_69dfbdbf07cdc\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-image \"><div id=\"ut_reveal_69dfbdbf07cdd\"  data-appear-top-offset=\"auto\" class=\"ut-animated-image-item ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done \"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.press.jhu.edu\/books\/title\/12885\/well-fight-it-out-here\" ><div class=\"ut-animated-image-zoom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ut-lazy skip-lazy ut-animated-image \"  id=\"ut_am_69dfbdbf07cdb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 400 600'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pemsm.com\/enter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture1.jpg?resize=400%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.press.jhu.edu\/books\/title\/12885\/well-fight-it-out-here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u201d1\/2\u2033][vc_column_text]<b>How a coalition of Black health professions schools made health equity a national issue.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Winner of the Phillis Wheatley Award by the Sons &amp; Daughters of the United States Middle Passage<\/p>\n<p>Racism in the US health care system has been deliberately undermining Black health care professionals and exacerbating health disparities among Black Americans for centuries. These health disparities only became a mainstream issue on the agenda of US health leaders and policy makers because a group of health professions schools at Historically Black Colleges and Universities banded together to fight for health equity.\u00a0<i>We\u2019ll Fight It Out Here<\/i>\u00a0tells the story of how the Association of Minority Health Professions Schools (AMHPS) was founded by this coalition and the hard-won influence it built in American politics and health care. David Chanoff and Louis W. Sullivan, former secretary of health &amp; human services, detail how the struggle for equity has been fought in the field of health care, where bias and disparities continue to be volatile national issues.<\/p>\n<p>Chanoff and Sullivan outline the history of Black health care, from pre-Emancipation to today, centering on the work of AMHPS, which brought to light health care inequities in 1983 and precipitated virtually all minority health care legislation since then. Based on extensive research in the literature, as well as more than seventy interviews with the people central to this fight for legislative and policy change,\u00a0<i>We\u2019ll Fight It Out Here<\/i>\u00a0is the important story of a vital coalition movement, virtually unknown until now, that changed the national understanding of health inequities.<\/p>\n<p>The work of this coalition of Black health schools continues, both in supporting the training of more doctors and health professionals from minority backgrounds and in advancing issues related to health equity. By highlighting these endeavors,\u00a0<i>We\u2019ll Fight It Out Here<\/i>\u00a0brings attention to a pivotal group in the history of the health equity movement and provides a road map of practical mechanisms that can be used to advance it.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section bklyn_section_anchor_id=\u201dwork\u201d][vc_row css=\u201d.vc_custom_1498845602967{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #0674ec !important;}\u201d][vc_column]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_fancy_link_69dfbdbf07d3a a { color: #ffffff }#ut_fancy_link_69dfbdbf07d3a a::before { background: #ffffff }#ut_fancy_link_69dfbdbf07d3a a::after { background: #ffffff }<\/style><span id=\"ut_fancy_link_69dfbdbf07d3a\" class=\"cta-btn cl-effect-18 ut-scroll-to-section\"><a  class=\"cl-effect-18 \" title=\"\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#section-contact\" >THE ARCHIVES<\/a><\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_header_69dfbdbf07fe2 h2.section-title { font-size:45px !important;line-height:55px !important; 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}<\/style><div id=\"ut_blog_grid_69dfbdbf089f4\" class=\"ut-blog-grid-module blog\"><div class=\"ut-blog-grid  clearfix ut-blog-grid-date-default\">\r\n<article id=\"post-5777\" class=\"grid-33 tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 ut-blog-grid-article clearfix post-5777 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-news\">\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"ut-blog-grid-article-inner\">\r\n    \t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-top  clearfix\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ut-sticky\"><i class=\"fa fa-thumb-tack\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\"><i class=\"fa fa-folder-open-o\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/pemsm.com\/enter\/index.php\/category\/news\/\" data-rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<!-- close entry-meta -->    \r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n                        \r\n\r\n        <!-- ut-post-thumbnail -->\r\n        <div class=\"ut-post-thumbnail\">     \r\n\r\n            <div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <a title=\"Permanent Link to Statement on the Death of Rosalynn Carter\" href=\"https:\/\/pemsm.com\/enter\/index.php\/2023\/11\/19\/statement-on-the-death-of-rosalynn-carter\/\">                \r\n                    \r\n                    <figure class=\"ut-post-thumbnail-caption-wrap\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-adaptive-images=\"{&quot;300&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/former-first-lady-rosalynn-carter-new-york-2011-300x250.webp&quot;,&quot;500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/former-first-lady-rosalynn-carter-new-york-2011-500x417.webp&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/former-first-lady-rosalynn-carter-new-york-2011-750x625.webp&quot;,&quot;1000&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/former-first-lady-rosalynn-carter-new-york-2011-1000x833.webp&quot;,&quot;1500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/former-first-lady-rosalynn-carter-new-york-2011-1500x1250.webp&quot;,&quot;2500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/former-first-lady-rosalynn-carter-new-york-2011-2500x2083.webp&quot;}\" alt=\"Rosalynn Carter - Photo: Britanica\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 720 600&#039;%2F%3E\" width=\"720\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pemsm.com\/enter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/former-first-lady-rosalynn-carter-new-york-2011-1500x1250.webp\" data-image-id=\"5778\" class=\"ut-adaptive-image wp-post-image skip-lazy \">\r\n\r\n        \r\n                        \r\n                    <\/figure>\r\n                    \r\n                <\/a>  \r\n                \r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pemsm.com\/enter\/index.php\/2023\/11\/\">\r\n                \r\n                    <div class=\"date-format\">\r\n                        <span class=\"day\">19<\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"month\">Nov 2023<\/span>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n            <\/div>                                                                                                                         \r\n\r\n        <\/div><!-- close ut-post-thumbnail -->\r\n\r\n                \r\n                \r\n        <a class=\"ut-blog-link\" title=\"Statement on the Death of Rosalynn Carter\" href=\"https:\/\/pemsm.com\/enter\/index.php\/2023\/11\/19\/statement-on-the-death-of-rosalynn-carter\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">     \r\n              \r\n            <div class=\"ut-blog-grid-content-wrap\"> \r\n\r\n                \r\n                    <header class=\"entry-header\">\r\n\r\n                        <h2 data-responsive-font=\"grid_blog_title\" class=\"entry-title\">Statement on the Death of Rosalynn Carter<\/h2>\r\n\r\n                    <\/header>\r\n                    <!-- close entry-header -->\r\n\r\n                 \r\n\r\n                <!-- entry-content -->\r\n                <div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\r\n\r\n                    <p>November 19, 2023 Statement on the Death of Rosalynn Carter From: Louis W. 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Sullivan, M.D. U.S. Secretary Health and Human Services (1989-93) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&hellip;<\/p>\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <!-- entry-content -->\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n        <\/a>\r\n        \r\n\t\t                        \r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/article>\r\n<!-- #post-5780 -->\r\n\r\n<article id=\"post-5757\" class=\"grid-33 tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 ut-blog-grid-article clearfix post-5757 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-news\">\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"ut-blog-grid-article-inner\">\r\n    \t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-top  clearfix\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ut-sticky\"><i class=\"fa fa-thumb-tack\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\"><i class=\"fa fa-folder-open-o\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/pemsm.com\/enter\/index.php\/category\/news\/\" data-rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<!-- close entry-meta -->    \r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n                        \r\n\r\n        <!-- ut-post-thumbnail -->\r\n        <div class=\"ut-post-thumbnail\">     \r\n\r\n            <div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <a title=\"Permanent Link to AAHC Sullivan Alliance\" href=\"https:\/\/pemsm.com\/enter\/index.php\/2023\/04\/17\/aahc-sullivan-alliance\/\">                \r\n                    \r\n                    <figure class=\"ut-post-thumbnail-caption-wrap\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-adaptive-images=\"{&quot;300&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/aahc-300x250.jpg&quot;,&quot;500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/aahc-500x417.jpg&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/aahc-750x625.jpg&quot;,&quot;1000&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/aahc-1000x833.jpg&quot;,&quot;1500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/aahc-1500x1250.jpg&quot;,&quot;2500&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/pemsm.com\\\/enter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/aahc-2500x2083.jpg&quot;}\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; 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