![]() ![]() NAS led RI Health, but she unfortunately hasn’t been in the driver’s seat of the state’s response, her team of public health and health equity experts not fully empowered to lead during this public health crisis.” “No, paying millions of dollars to consultants is not the same as providing the resources to RI Health. Warner then drew attention to the underlying conflict, which he called out as the privatizing of public health. ![]() ![]() NAS, former president of ASTHO, with the right expertise and experience needed for this moment in time, was not provided the freedom and resources needed to lead the response to the pandemic, and joins the ranks of ‘former leaders of color’ in RI, is saddening and reveals how far we have to go on our equity journey as a state.” “How did we lose an infectious disease expert/health equity champion/woman of color leading RI Health in the middle of a pandemic?” Warner asked. The response by Larry Warner, who directs equity investments at United Way of Rhode Island, captured the dismay of many over Dr. Department of Health, who announced in a letter that she was departing from her post after seven years on the job, giving just two weeks notice, took many people by surprise. Nicole Alexander-Scott, the director of the R.I. The unexpected resignation on Thursday, Jan. political health between the Governor and the director of R.I.Department of Health burst into the open ![]() The simmering conflict over public health vs. ![]()
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