YSPH Dean's Speaker Series: Leaders in Public Health, featuring Dr. Karen Hacker

Yale School of Public Health's Dean's Speaker Series, Leaders in Public Health, featuring Dean Ranney and Dr. Karen Hacker.

Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, is the Director of CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, where she oversees more than 1,000 staff dedicated to preventing chronic diseases and promoting health across the life span. Since her appointment, she has overseen the community health worker and social determinant of health accelerator plan initiatives. She oversees a broad portfolio that includes Maternal Mortality, School health, obesity prevention, smoking policies and the leading chronic diseases.

September 30, 2024