“All of us are living in shades of gray, and there are no easy answers. I think every decision has lots of countervailing forces, big consequences for whatever decision you make.” So says Jan Malcolm, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health.
While Commissioner Malcolm was specifically speaking about the weight of the decisions being made by public health officials and government policymakers, in this environment the sentiment is nearly universal. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended all of our lives, and has introduced a new set of ramifications to consider for a host of decisions that used to be routine – where and how to work, to shop, to eat, to socialize, to travel, or to educate our children. In each case, the questions are now more complex and require additional information and assessment.
Commissioner Malcolm joined Accredited CEO Ross Levin in this exclusive live WiseLife™ webcast event to discuss the status of the response to COVID-19, provide insights into how public health decisions are made in this environment, and look forward to what we can all reasonably expect this autumn as we continue to contend with the pandemic. This conversation seeks to provide you with nuanced information and behind-the-scenes insights into the decision-making process of the pandemic response, and to offer context for making your own personal decisions in this highly uncertain environment.
You can see a recording of their discussion and access a transcript above.
Jan Malcolm is the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). Throughout her career, Malcolm has been active in state and national health care, public health associations, and government commissions on health care access and quality. She has served as Commissioner of the MDH in three different administrations.
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The facts, opinions, and analyses included in this presentation are current as of August 5, 2020, and may change at any time.
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