Episode twenty-three: Public Health with Dr. Nicole Kelm

The More We Know Community Show with Dr. Sylvia

Public health and public health emergencies are phrases we frequently hear due to the opioid crisis, COVID-19 pandemic, and now the Monkey Pox epidemic.

What exactly are public health and a federal public health emergency?

Why are public health emergencies put in place, and what does it mean for the everyday person?

Public health expert Dr. Nicole Kelm provides her perspectives on these questions together with her views on health equity and the importance of representation in clinical trials.

Dr. Nicole Kelm is a leader and strategist specialized in public health and healthcare with 10+ years of experience in the public and private sector in the US and abroad, including with the US Navy, the Peace Corps, and the World Health Organization. She supports transformation of health systems by leveraging a unique set of experiences - public-private, military-civilian, developed-developing, implementer-strategist - with strong organization and communication skills to serve historically excluded and marginalized communities.

Nicole holds Bachelor of Health Science and Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees from Andrew’s University, a Master of Public Health Leadership from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master’s certificate from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Global Health Engagement. Nicole continues to serve as a military Reservist and is Advisory Board Member for the University of New England Graduate Schools of Public Health.