Clarence Jones

So as a community member, I agree with you 100%. I'm out in the community doing work, and I see this gap between what I call biomedical and public health. And it's like nobody wants to really talk about it. Everybody wants their own silo. What I want to know from you is what tips –

So as a community member, I agree with you 100%. I'm out in the community doing work, and I see this gap between what I call biomedical and public health. And it's like nobody wants to really talk about it. Everybody wants their own silo. What I want to know from you is what tips –

do you have going through this crisis for both the community and public health leaders to discuss in order for us, as you just said, to not have to repeat all of these lessons over again?

do you have going through this crisis for both the community and public health leaders to discuss in order for us, as you just said, to not have to repeat all of these lessons over again?

Who was your inspiration? What was your epiphany with the way that you're thinking? Because I think that it's important for me to know, and I think it's important for people to hear that, because I think the things that you're saying, we need to hear more of.

Who was your inspiration? What was your epiphany with the way that you're thinking? Because I think that it's important for me to know, and I think it's important for people to hear that, because I think the things that you're saying, we need to hear more of.

So I'm gonna ask you this from a community perspective, okay? A community is often pointing fingers at medicine and at public health about its issues. My question to you is, what should the expectations of public health be for the community?

So I'm gonna ask you this from a community perspective, okay? A community is often pointing fingers at medicine and at public health about its issues. My question to you is, what should the expectations of public health be for the community?

Yeah, okay. This is one of the biggest issues for me in terms of this whole idea about having healthier communities is that I think sometimes the expectation on communities from healthcare leaders is not enough. I think that people are afraid of being critical and saying that this is not working or people are afraid of being, of hurting people's feelings when we have these diseases.

Yeah, okay. This is one of the biggest issues for me in terms of this whole idea about having healthier communities is that I think sometimes the expectation on communities from healthcare leaders is not enough. I think that people are afraid of being critical and saying that this is not working or people are afraid of being, of hurting people's feelings when we have these diseases.

And yet by not being, by not having higher expectations, people are dying. Okay. So the question I'm really trying to see is that I know that many times people have their favorites. It's easy to go to these organizations and give them money because you are accustomed to them.

And yet by not being, by not having higher expectations, people are dying. Okay. So the question I'm really trying to see is that I know that many times people have their favorites. It's easy to go to these organizations and give them money because you are accustomed to them.

But I'm wondering about the the increase in the accountability and the responsibility of organizations in order for us to really address these issues. Because I think, you know, one of the one of the concerns I always have is that, you know, the state has put 50, 60 million dollars in a certain zip code for the last 40 to 50 years. And people are sick of how they've ever been.

But I'm wondering about the the increase in the accountability and the responsibility of organizations in order for us to really address these issues. Because I think, you know, one of the one of the concerns I always have is that, you know, the state has put 50, 60 million dollars in a certain zip code for the last 40 to 50 years. And people are sick of how they've ever been.

That makes no sense to me. That makes no sense to me. And so I'm not getting on the soapbox. I'm just saying, I just want to kind of figure out how then do we have this, this honest conversation, talk about authenticity. We have this authentic conversation about what is really needed and what is really expected as we start talking about these healthcare chronic diseases and illnesses.

That makes no sense to me. That makes no sense to me. And so I'm not getting on the soapbox. I'm just saying, I just want to kind of figure out how then do we have this, this honest conversation, talk about authenticity. We have this authentic conversation about what is really needed and what is really expected as we start talking about these healthcare chronic diseases and illnesses.

So I just want to put that out there. So I don't, I want your response.

So I just want to put that out there. So I don't, I want your response.

I did, but at my age, I forgot. You're entitled.

I did, but at my age, I forgot. You're entitled.