“We as America have not created a robust safety net or we had to rely on a safety net because of so many holes in our larger system and so we as physicians have to be the stewards of offerings, the stewards of resources that can catch everyone that falls through the cracks”

Kelley Butler MS4, MPH completed undergrad at Howard University, where she saw the influence that physicians can have on patients' physical, mental, and social health.  She discusses the difference in mindsets among her medical school classmates, the impact of the AMA and lobbying, and how to get started as an advocate for a healthier world.  

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and here is the environmental health policy statement Kelley mentioned from the SNMA https://cdn.ymaws.com/snma.org/resource/resmgr/hlpa/policy_statements/environmental_health.pdf