Senator Bill Frist, MD, is a physician, businessman, and former Senator Majority Leader. He is founder and chairman of NashvilleHealth, a collaboration to improve the health of his hometown. In this video, he says, “Our public health leaders play roles that bolster not only our health, but also our economic vitality. Now more than ever, we need to make sure public health has the critical tools and the resources to persevere and succeed in times of both challenge and opportunity.”

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