Dr. Jerome Adams, former United States Surgeon General, says businesses learned from the pandemic that public health is a worthy investment; Destani Bizune, an Epidemiologist in the Office of Antibiotic Stewardship at the CDC, discusses the CDC’s guidance for public health agencies based on its Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship framework; Vanessa Iheanachor, PhD, a Health Communication Specialist at the CDC, tells us health inequities are another concern to address; and Cara Biddlecom is now the Interim Public Health Director at the Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division.

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CDC Webpage: Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Health Departments

CDC Webpage: About U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW)

ASTHO Webpage: Cara Biddlecom, MPH