Poor Health: Assumptions, Facts, Opportunities | Abdul El-Sayed | TEDxUofM

How do social and economic factors influence health outcomes? Dr. Abdul El-Sayed explores these issues of unequal health and describes how public health can be leveraged to disrupt intergenerational poverty.

Dr. El-Sayed is an internationally recognized expert in health policy, social determinants of health, and health inequalities.



He is currently a candidate for governor of Michigan. He previously served as the Health Officer and Executive Director of the Detroit Health Department. Under Dr. El-Sayed’s leadership, Detroit emerged as a state and national leader in public health innovation, with major initiatives to reduce infant mortality, promote vision access, and integrate early childhood services. His work on urban health policy has been featured by The New York Times, The Guardian, CNN, Al-Jazeera, and The Hill.

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