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Every April, the American Public Health Association celebrates National Public Health Week highlighting how public health efforts have added decades to live expectancy, strengthened health systems, and improved quality of life. The Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, launched way back in 1912, has been a vibrant part of that history.

This year we’re celebrating National Public Health Week by reminding our community just what public health is, and we have a slate of events on both Tulane’s Uptown and Downtown campuses.

Don’t take public health for granted. We invite you to renew your commitment to science, community partnerships, and making the world a healthier place.

 Join us for an evening examining the future of U.S. health policy and exploring how students can advance equity-centered, community-driven solutions. The program will feature Dr. Deanna Wathington—Clinical Director of REACHUP, Inc. and affiliate professor at the University of South Florida College of Public Health—who brings more than 25 years of experience in health equity and maternal and child health leadership.  Wathington previously served in senior leadership roles at Bethune-Cookman University, the USF College of Public Health and College of Medicine, and the Florida Department of Health’s Office of Minority Health. A nationally recognized leader, she serves on the Council on Education for Public Health and multiple workforce and policy bodies, with prior service including chair of the American Public Health Association executive board and appointments to National Academies and HHS equity committees. Dr. Wathington earned her MD from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, an MPH from Temple University, completed family medicine residency training in New Jersey and Florida, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Her scholarship centers on health equity, maternal and child health, clinical–community linkages, and diversifying the health professions. This discussion will highlight the connection between public health scholarship and real-world impact.