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the 91探花Population Health Initiative

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At the 91探花, we believe improving population health worldwide is a moral imperative, driven by our public mission of service to all.

That is why President Ana Mari Cauce has brought together the University community and others to create a groundbreaking initiative that will advance the health of people around the world by leveraging capabilities and opportunities at the 91探花and beyond.

Together, we can create a world where all people can live healthier and more fulfilling lives.

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Panelists

• Pamela Collins, 91探花Professor of Global Health, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director of the 91探花Global Mental Health Program and Executive Director of I-TECH:听Dr. Pamela Collins is a psychiatrist and researcher with 25 years鈥� experience in global public health and global mental health. Her leadership positions include directing the Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health and the Office of Rural Mental Health Research at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). She has served as a commissioner for the Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health and Sustainable Development and co-lead of the NIMH-President鈥檚 Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief initiative on mental health and HIV.

• Cecilia Bitz, 91探花Professor and Chair of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences:听Cecilia Bitz studies the role of sea ice in shaping the climate and high-latitude climate and climate change. She is interested not only in our present and future climates but also climates of the past. As a well-known expert in her field, she leads several projects funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and she has testified before the U.S. Senate on Arctic climate change.

• Ren茅e Cheng, 91探花Dean of the College of Built Environments:听Ren茅e Cheng came to the College of Built Environments in 2019 from the University of Minnesota, where she was a professor, associate dean for research, and head of the School of Architecture. A licensed architect, she worked at Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and Richard Meier & Partners before founding Cheng-Olson Design. Cheng has been honored twice by DesignIntelligence as one of the 25 most admired design educators in the U.S. In 2017, she received the Lean Construction Institute Faculty Award and was named to the American Institute of Architects鈥� College of Fellows.

• Toni Hoover, Director of Strategy, Planning & Management, Global Health Division, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation:听Before joining the Gates Foundation in 2012, Toni Hoover was senior vice president and site director at Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, overseeing the operations of the company鈥檚 largest R&D laboratories. She鈥檚 a 25-year veteran of pharmaceutical R&D product development and management, and she serves on the boards of directors for Sonoma Biotherapeutics, the 91探花 Medical Center, the Joyce Theater (NYC), and Pacific Northwest Ballet.

• Julio Frenk, President of the University of Miami and former health minister of Mexico:听Dr. Julio Frenk is president of the University of Miami and a professor there of public health sciences and health sector management and policy. As Mexico鈥檚 minister of health, Frenk pursued health system reforms and introduced Seguro Popular, a program of comprehensive universal coverage. He was founding director-general of Mexico鈥檚 National Institute of Public Health; the World Health Organization鈥檚 executive director for evidence and information for policy; and senior fellow in the Global Health Program of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Moderator

• Hanson Hosein, 91探花Co-Founder of the Communication Leadership Master鈥檚 Program; President of HRH Media Group LLC:听Hanson Hosein hosts the UW鈥檚 鈥淐o-Existing with COVID-19鈥� public lecture series, and leads conversations on misinformation with the聽 91探花Center for an Informed Public. He holds law degrees from McGill University and the University of Paris and a master鈥檚 in journalism from Columbia University. He was recognized as one of Seattle鈥檚 鈥淢ost Influential,鈥� and his work is in a permanent exhibit at the Museum of History & Industry and detailed in his book 鈥淪toryteller Uprising: Trust & Persuasion in the Digital Age.鈥�