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LIFELINES
A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health
For readers of Atul Gawande, Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink, The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
In LIFELINES she takes us through her personal and inspiring journey: from arriving in the US as a Taiwanese child refugee and struggling through moments of homelessness, to graduating from college at 18 years old, heading off to medical school and becoming Blatimore's health commissioner at 32. Through her personal story she tells us why she became a doctor and why it's our civic duty to fight for public health as a universal fundamental right.
In LIFELINES she takes us through her personal and inspiring journey: from arriving in the US as a Taiwanese child refugee and struggling through moments of homelessness, to graduating from college at 18 years old, heading off to medical school and becoming Blatimore's health commissioner at 32. Through her personal story she tells us why she became a doctor and why it's our civic duty to fight for public health as a universal fundamental right.
Leana Wen has lived on the front lines of public health, leading the fight against the opioid epidemic, outbreaks of infectious disease, maternal and infant mortality, and COVID-19 disinformation. Here in vivid detail, drawing on her deep experience, Wen unveils the invisible hand of public health, showing how it uniquely encompasses science, advocacy, medicine, and politics; how innovative programs can treat gun violence as a contagious disease and racism as a health issue; how public health plays a key role in protecting the vulnerable and keeping streets safe.
Leana Wen's own story is a universal immigrant's one, of a child refugee from China whose parents relied on food stamps and were at times homeless. That child went on to attend college at thirteen, graduate from medical school, and turn to public health as the way to make a difference in the country that had offered her such vast possibilities.
Delivered with gripping storytelling and unmatched authority, LIFELINES offers an uplifting memoir, a window on to the inner workings of public health, and a galvanizing call to understand health for all as a fundamental human right.
Dr. Leana Wen is an Attending Physician and Director of Patient-Centered Care Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University. Inspired by her own childhood illness and then her mother's long battle with cancer, Dr. Wen is passionate about guiding patients to advocate for better care. A former Rhodes Scholar and Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School, she has published dozens of articles on patient-doctor communication. She speaks around the world on patient empowerment and healthcare reform.
Praise for Leana Wen:
TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People, 2019
Modern Healthcare's 50 Most Influential Physician Executives
A World Economic Forum Young Global Leader
Governing's Public Official of the Year
Interacting with Wen is a bit like swallowing a lit firecracker. Except instead of killing you, her force makes you feel smarter and healthier. The Atlantic
One of the most aggressive and innovative public health officials in the nation. USA Today
Leana Wen's own story is a universal immigrant's one, of a child refugee from China whose parents relied on food stamps and were at times homeless. That child went on to attend college at thirteen, graduate from medical school, and turn to public health as the way to make a difference in the country that had offered her such vast possibilities.
Delivered with gripping storytelling and unmatched authority, LIFELINES offers an uplifting memoir, a window on to the inner workings of public health, and a galvanizing call to understand health for all as a fundamental human right.
Dr. Leana Wen is an Attending Physician and Director of Patient-Centered Care Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University. Inspired by her own childhood illness and then her mother's long battle with cancer, Dr. Wen is passionate about guiding patients to advocate for better care. A former Rhodes Scholar and Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School, she has published dozens of articles on patient-doctor communication. She speaks around the world on patient empowerment and healthcare reform.
Praise for Leana Wen:
TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People, 2019
Modern Healthcare's 50 Most Influential Physician Executives
A World Economic Forum Young Global Leader
Governing's Public Official of the Year
Interacting with Wen is a bit like swallowing a lit firecracker. Except instead of killing you, her force makes you feel smarter and healthier. The Atlantic
One of the most aggressive and innovative public health officials in the nation. USA Today
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Published 2021-07-01 by Henry Holt |