During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis was appointed as the first Black woman physician to lead the City of St. Louis Department of Health. Her tenure unfolded at a time when public health became one of the most politicized arenas in American life. This session explores how backlash, politics, and misinformation transformed routine health decisions into ideological flashpoints—and what that means for democratic institutions moving forward.

VIRTUAL GUEST: Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer of the Missouri Foundation for Health

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OFF-THE-RECORD: In keeping with our long tradition at the IOP to ensure honest and candid discussions of politics, all IOP study groups are off-the-record.

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