Starla Blanks participates in rare reunion of former United States Surgeons General

On October 3, 2013, Starla Blanks, MBA, a Master of Public Health student in the School of Community and Population Health, participated in a conference conducted by The Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine. Blanks participated as part of her position as the Director of Health Promotion and Policy at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. In this position she focuses on health equity and how policy can impact health disparities.

The conference was titled “Underserved and High Risk Populations in the United States: Taking Action for Comprehensive Primary Health Care Renewal.” The conference was held in Atlanta, Georgia, and featured Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, a panel discussion with several former U.S. Surgeons General, and other notable figures in the field of public health.

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