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In this episode, Sujani sits down with Dawn Hunter, a public health lawyer and Director of the Southeastern Region of the Network for Public Health Law. They discuss Dawn’s career journey and experiences, what public health law entails, and combining instincts and strategy to get your dream job.

You’ll Learn

• How Dawn found her way into public health and law
• How public health law differs from health law
• Tips on how to tell if a career is right for you
• Tips on following your instincts and making career changes to find what suits you best
• Dawn’s experience pursuing a JD and MPH at the same time and what motivated her to do both
• What a role as a public health lawyer may entail
• What the Network for Public Health Law is and what kind of work they do
• Career advice on interviewing, drawing strengths from professional and personal experience, and thinking with intention

Today’s Guest

Dawn Hunter, JD,MPH, CPH., is Director of the Southeastern Region of the Network for Public Health Law. Dawn’s work focuses on research, analysis, implementation, and capacity building related to the use of law and policy to improve health outcomes and advance racial equity. She is particularly interested in the development of racial equity action plans and implementation strategies at the state and local level and leads an ongoing assessment of declarations of racism as a public health crisis and related efforts to address health inequities. In the past year, she has been collaborating with partners in the Collaborative for Anti-Racism and Equity. Dawn also focuses on strategies to improve health outcomes through civic engagement and served as the lead author of the Health & Democracy Index. She also conducts training on equity in public health messaging through the Becoming Better Messengers initiative. 

Resources

• Follow Dawn on LinkedIn  
• Learn more about the The Network for Public Health Law 

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