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August 29, 2016
Experts on Zika Funding, Colombia Peace, EpiPens, Burkinis, and National Addiction Recovery Day
This week WMC SheSource features experts on Obama and the FDA's approach to controlling the Zika virus, the peace agreement Colombia has reached with rebel group FARC, Mylan's plans to offer generic EpiPens for a fraction of the cost, French secular laws banning the burkini, and upcoming National Addiction Recovery Day.
Expert Spotlight
Susan Blumenthal, M.D. MPA
Former US Assistant Surgeon General; Real Admiral (ret), First Deputy Asst. Secretary for Women's Health; Visiting Professor, MIT Media Labs; Distinguished Provost Professor, Northeastern University; Senior Medical Advisor, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research.
New America
For interviews on controlling the Zika virus.
With Obama's weekly address focusing on Zika and the FDA's emergency authorization of a Zika diagnostics test, we SPOTLIGHT Susan Blumenthal, MD. Dr. Blumenthal served as U.S. Assistant Surgeon General, Senior Global Health Advisor and the first Deputy Assistant Secretary of Women’s Health in the US Department of Health and Human Services and was a White House Advisor on Health. She is currently a Senior Fellow in Health Policy at the New America, Senior Policy and Medical Advisor at amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research and Chair of the Global Health Program at the Meridian International Center where her work focuses on a broad range of public health and science issues facing the nation and world. Dr. Blumenthal has published numerous articles in scientific journals and national periodicals, including serving as the health columnist for US News and World Report and Elle magazines. She is currently the Public Health Editor of The Huffington Post. Dr. Blumenthal is frequently called upon as a medical expert in the news and served as host and medical director of an award-winning television series on health.
Areas of Expertise:
Cancer, COVID-19, Health, HIV/AIDS, Public health, Science and Technology, Global Health, Health Technology
WMC SheSource
Featured Expert
Catalina Ruiz-Navarro
Philosopher, Journalist, Writer
El Espectador
For interviews on the Colombia-FARC peace agreement.
Colombia has reached a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), ending a decades long war. For further discussion, we FEATURE Catalina Ruiz-Navarro. Catalina is a Colombian-Caribbean feminist living in México City and is a weekly op-ed columnist at El Espectador and El Heraldo in Colombia, and Sin Embargo in México. Catalina was a Professor of Opinion Journalism at the School of Communications at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and of Digital Journalism at Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, both in Bogotá. She is the executive director and founder of Hoja Blanca magazine-NGO (HojaBlanca.net) and co-creator of (e)stereotipas (Estereotipas.com) an online, feminist, Latin American project that uses pop aesthetics and social and online media for counter-speech. Media includes: El Espectador (Colombia), The Guardian (UK), El Heraldo (Colombia), Letras Libres (México), Sin Embargo (México).
Featured Expert
Dr. Sharon Allison-Ottey
Executive Director/Director of Health and Community Initiatives
CARLDEN Inc.
For interviews on Mylan's generic EpiPens.
In light of the news that Mylan will be offering generic EpiPens after criticisms of EpiPens being unaffordable, we FEATURE Dr. Sharon Allison-Ottey. Dr. Allison- Ottey serves as Executive Director of The COSHAR Foundation. The foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on impacting the health of the world, one community at a time. Additionally, she serves as the Health Strategist for several national organizations and oversees programs, long and short term strategies ensuring effectiveness and achievement of goals. She is a consummate businesswoman and is the Founder and CEO of Carlden Media, Marketing and Publishing as well as Beautiful Woman Inside and Out, Inc. Dr. Allison-Ottey’s companies have a national scope that reaches millions with their products, services and events. Dr. Allison-Ottey is a media personality with a presence in television, radio and print and one of the nation’s most influential physicians and health advocates. Media includes: Black Entertainment Television, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Radio One, ABC Radio.
Featured Expert
Margari Aziza Hill
Co-Founder, Programming Director
Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative
For interviews on French ban on Burkinis.
The conversation over French secular laws banning the Muslim Burkini continues and we FEATURE Margari Aziza Hill. Margari is co-founder and Programming Director of Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC), assistant editor at AltMuslimah, and columnist at MuslimMatters. She is on the Advisory Council of Islam, Social Justice & Interreligious Engagement Program at the Union Theological Seminary and winner of MPAC’s 2015 Change Maker Award. She earned her master’s in History of the Middle East and Islamic Africa from Stanford University in 2006. Her research includes colonial surveillance in Northern Nigeria, anti-colonial resistance among West Africans in Sudan during the early 20th century, and race in Muslim communities. Media includes: Washington Post, Time, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, USA Today.
Featured Expert
Anne M. Fletcher
President, Author
Anne M. Fletcher Communications, Inc
For interviews on National Addiction Recovery Day.
With National Addiction Recovery Day coming up on Wednesday, we FEATURE Anne M. Fletcher. Anne is frequently sought out by the media, as well as professional and consumer groups, for her knowledge about behavior change, addiction, recovery, and weight management. For her latest book, Inside Rehab: The Surprising Truth About Addiction Treatment – And How to Get Help That Works, she visited 15 programs across the U.S. – from celebrity rehabs to facilities that treat indigent people – and also interviewed hundreds of former rehab clients, staffers, and leading experts in the field. Fletcher is the recipient of the Research Society on Alcoholism Journalism Award for Sober for Good, several National Health Information Awards, and the Outstanding Contributions to Advancing the Understanding of Addictions Award from the American Psychological Association. Media includes: The Today Show, The View, The Diane Rehm Show, NPR's Talk of the Nation, New York Times, USA Today, Huffington Post Live.
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