Rethinking Public Health, Improving Outcomes and Increasing Impact with Sonia Sarkar, Chief Policy and Engagement Officer at Baltimore City Health Department
Today’s episode features Sonia Sarkar, the Chief Policy and Engagement Officer for the Baltimore City Health Department where she oversees multi-stakeholder community engagement, strategic planning, policy activities, and population health initiatives to address health inequity throughout the City. Sonia shares her thoughts on partnerships between healthcare and different sectors to address patient needs, leveraging data from various health institutions to identify inequities in health, race, and economy, and how healthcare work in communities can make in impact on improving the overall healthcare.