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Former surgeon general Jerome Adams wants to see change in public health

Ethan Sandweiss

Adams says he takes a socially minded approach to public health. He believes that economic opportunity and social welfare are the best prevention for health problems in marginalized communities.
Former surgeon general visits Kelley as Poling Chair

Ethan Sandweiss

Adams served as surgeon general under President Trump and led the Indiana State Department of Health’s responses to Ebola, Zika, and HIV.