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So in the scheme of things here, it's just like, you know, much of the funding for many of the chronic diseases, frankly, doesn't come from the state. It comes from the federal level through grants that we receive there.

But if those grants never were, if we never got them, frankly, I could tell you from experience, we would have been in trouble as far as dealing with cardiovascular disease for the citizens of the state. So what, literally, how is it, you know, from a leadership standpoint, should... what should we be doing to assure the health of our citizens?

But if those grants never were, if we never got them, frankly, I could tell you from experience, we would have been in trouble as far as dealing with cardiovascular disease for the citizens of the state. So what, literally, how is it, you know, from a leadership standpoint, should... what should we be doing to assure the health of our citizens?

How should the state be responsible for it financially, et cetera? And the bottom line is what should be the core responsibilities of public health?

How should the state be responsible for it financially, et cetera? And the bottom line is what should be the core responsibilities of public health?

Intervention.

Intervention.

They put more money into it.

They put more money into it.

You know, it's interesting. When I was teaching in this arena for a long, long time, um we often discussed you know with with students you know the avenues of medicine the avenues of public health and how how poorly funded public health has been um and and it can and then i can't tell you that was you know 30 years ago we were we were we were talking about there were more um

You know, it's interesting. When I was teaching in this arena for a long, long time, um we often discussed you know with with students you know the avenues of medicine the avenues of public health and how how poorly funded public health has been um and and it can and then i can't tell you that was you know 30 years ago we were we were we were talking about there were more um

And it's still, and I often said, I remember speaking to students and saying, you know what, public health isn't as sexy as medicine. You know, when somebody goes in and they're sick, and they're really sick, and somebody fixes them.

And it's still, and I often said, I remember speaking to students and saying, you know what, public health isn't as sexy as medicine. You know, when somebody goes in and they're sick, and they're really sick, and somebody fixes them.

That's pretty sexy. You know, that's pretty cool. You know, okay. But what, okay, now what do you do in public health? Well, we never could communicate it very clearly exactly what we were doing. Prevention is two kind of big picture stuff that people can't get their heads around as well. And that's still with us. That concept is still with us. Clarence, go ahead.

That's pretty sexy. You know, that's pretty cool. You know, okay. But what, okay, now what do you do in public health? Well, we never could communicate it very clearly exactly what we were doing. Prevention is two kind of big picture stuff that people can't get their heads around as well. And that's still with us. That concept is still with us. Clarence, go ahead.

You know, it's interesting, you know, we're I think today or tomorrow the state is going to be publicly getting out their, their plan for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, their state plan. And one of the things that kind of slowed up the process was this whole idea of community engagement. Okay. So it, it turned out it was easy for communities to identify what they wanted. On the other hand,

You know, it's interesting, you know, we're I think today or tomorrow the state is going to be publicly getting out their, their plan for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, their state plan. And one of the things that kind of slowed up the process was this whole idea of community engagement. Okay. So it, it turned out it was easy for communities to identify what they wanted. On the other hand,

getting them engaged in working with the strategy, ownership of the strategy. It's not just identifying what it is, it's like how it is, can we accomplish it together? And if you own it as a community and a good leaders in the communities understand that, then more action can come from that and hopefully better results.

getting them engaged in working with the strategy, ownership of the strategy. It's not just identifying what it is, it's like how it is, can we accomplish it together? And if you own it as a community and a good leaders in the communities understand that, then more action can come from that and hopefully better results.

One thing, Jan, I wanted to reflect on for you is, as we're talking about plans, is, and I'm sure you're aware of it, healthy people, the objectives for the nation, 2030. Okay, so one of our dear colleagues, Nico Prank, was one of the co-chairs in developing the national objectives for the nation. How was it leading the health departments Were we engaged in that or are we engaged in it?