A new vision for Atlanta – SaportaReport

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By Guest Columnist DR. LOUIS SULLIVAN, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and president emeritus of the Morehouse School of Medicine.

If you have visited the Atlanta BeltLine, you have seen firsthand a wonderful example of the impact of creating and implementing a vision. What began as a senior design project by an architectural student at Georgia Tech is now catalyzing development and creating a thriving community in the heart of our city. We are facing a similar opportunity to become a hub for global health innovation.

Dr. Louis Sullivan

Today, Atlanta is at the crossroads of global health. No other city in the world is home to institutions like the CDC, the Carter Center, The Task Force for Global Health, Care USA, the American Cancer Society, MAP International, Habitat for Humanity, MedShare, and many other global health-related nonprofits. We are a leader in critical components of global health such as infrastructure, research and development, logistics, transportation, communication, fintech, and health IT. We have strong academic institutions such as Georgia Tech, Emory and Morehouse School of Medicine.

We also have a wealth of leadership experience. What other city has a former President of the United States (and Nobel Laureate), two former U.S. Secretaries of Health and Human Services, a former U.S. Surgeon General, a former Ambassador to the United Nations, and a former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives all focused on city, state, national, and global health? Add to that esteemed list Dr. Bill Foege, who is widely acknowledged for leading the effort that eradicated smallpox in the 1970s and is credited on ScienceHeroes.com with saving more lives than anyone in history.

We are also, sadly, a leader in many challenges such as high maternal mortality, deaths from chronic diseases, and health disparities. The difference in life expectancy, for example, in Atlanta between residents of Buckhead and those on the Westside…

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