Dr. Leanna Wen

A few years ago, I was privileged to hear Dr. Wen, then the health commissioner of Baltimore, speak at a conference.  She is now the president of Planned Parenthood.  The NY Times had a brief interview with her in the Sunday Magazine of November 11, 2018.

About her profession as public health practitioner she says, There is a saying, “Public health saved your life today, you just don’t know it.” The work of public health works best when we are invisible. The problem is that, when we’re invisible, we are the first on the chopping block.

See NY Times article:  Leana Wen Dislikes the Politicization of Health Care