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The beginning and end of Monday Morning

Monday Morning

Messonnier is eminently qualified by virtue of her training, including the Epidemiologic Intelligence Service, her more than 20 years’ experience of leadership in infectious diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and her recent leadership of pandemic preparedness and health systems at the Skoll Foundation.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

But health departments do much more than respond to catastrophic events ; they also ensure our food and water are safe, regulate tobacco, reduce the harms that can come from substance misuse or extreme heat, provide vaccinations for dozens of communicable diseases, and much more.