Do you know the areas in which the Memphis medical field is a leading innovator in lifesaving research being used across the globe? If your answer was “childhood cancer,” you are correct...but only partially! Dr. Michelle Taylor (Shelby County Health Department) and Elizabeth Propst (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital) join us for a conversation to expand our understanding of the global innovations in public health that are needed to shape healthy communities and how those connect to Memphis and the Mid-South.

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• Memphis 101 on September 17
• TEDxMemphis on September 28
• Shelby County Health Department
• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's HIV Program
• End HIV 901
• Connect 2 Protect (C2P)
• Memphis Flyer's August article on HIV/Syphilis surge
• The Daily Memphian's July article on HIV/Syphilis surge
• Hope House
• Friends for All
• Partnership to End AIDS Status (PEAS)
• CHOICES
• Tennessee General Assembly 2012 "Gateway Law"
• Planned Parenthood
• Community Care Fairs

This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.