Us versus disease.
Thomas Erlinger, MD, MPH, state epidemiologist at the Texas Department of State Health Services, says his training as a physician affects his approach to improving public health. Collaboration among public health officials, physicians, and community leaders is necessary to combat preterm births, preventable hospitalizations, obesity, smoking and tobacco use, and chronic disease, he says.
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