HJAR May/Jun 2023

THE INTERSECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICINE EDITOR’S NOTE: We were invited to interview Debra Houry, MD, MPH, chief medical o cer and deputy director for Program and Science at CDC before she gave a recent speech to an audience of medical and public health professionals and students. We usually do not run speeches in the Journal but thought you might enjoy the excerpts from both slightly edited transcripts. ONE ON ONE DEBRA HOURY, MD, MPH Chief Medical O cer and Deputy Director for Program and Science Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS I MAY / JUN 2023 21