May 2021

Dr. Jasmine Zapata (PMR ’18) is the new Chief Medical Officer and State Epidemiologist for Community Health within the Bureau of Community Health Promotion. In this role, she will bring a health equity focus to her work with the bureau, which includes programs focused on maternal and child health, WIC, newborn screening, opioids, injury and violence prevention, children and youth with special health care needs, chronic disease prevention, tobacco prevention and control and more.

She continues to serve as an assistant professor in the Pediatrics and Population Health departments. Both within the university and in the community, Jasmine has worked to increase diversity in medicine and achieve maternal and child health equity. Her research and advocacy efforts on using innovative, community-centered, and system-shifting strategies to impact health outcomes for children and families.

Pat returned to Milford and Hands a year after his first podcast with them about COVID-19. A lot has changed. Remington says "clearly the worst is behind us," yet continuing to vaccinate more people is key to avoiding more contagious variants. Remington also address online disinformation, the changing science, a flare-up in Michigan, and young people going back to school. Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-good-doctor-on-the-bad-virus-one-year-later/id1370239824?i=1000518500308