Health
Building an Ecosystem of Community-Led Public Health
COVID-19 vaccine efforts showed how successfully centering communities can overcome mistrust and access barriers.
Alice T. Chen, MD is a board-certified internal medicine physician and a national leader in physician advocacy, community organizing, and public health. She was the Senior Advisor for Public Health and Partnerships for Made to Save, a national COVID-19 vaccine outreach and equity campaign, and previously served as a founding board member and Executive Director of Doctors for America, a grassroots organization of thousands of physicians and medical students in all 50 states who advocate for policies to improve the lives of their patients.
COVID-19 vaccine efforts showed how successfully centering communities can overcome mistrust and access barriers.