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Center for Public Health Systems Launch Event 

A December 12 event officially launched a new Center for Public Health Systems within the Columbia Mailman School’s Department of Health Policy & Management (HPM). The event underlined the importance of research, education, communications, and community engagement to forge connections across a fragmented public health system in the U.S.

Michael Sparer, HPM chair and director of the new center, emceed the event at the Columbia University Forum on 125th Street, speaking in conversation with author and philanthropist Chelsea Clinton, ‘10 MPH, an adjunct porfessor in HPM and member of the School’s board of advisors, and Umair A. Shah, secretary of health for Washington State. Read more about the launch event here. 

Interview with Dr. Chelsea Clinton

 

Interview with Dr. Umair Shah

Read More About the December 12 Event

A collage of photos from an event with individuals speaking and reacting. One large photo shows a logo on a screen, reading, Center for Public Health Systems

The article, "Event Marks Launch of New Center for Public Health Systems," provides insights into the Center's mission and highlights from the interviews with Drs. Clinton and Shah. 

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